# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at NALCO
> OSHA SIR `20191010999` · 10/22/2019 · GARYVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NALCO
- **Location:** 3628 HIGHWAY 44, GARYVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70051
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder in order to perform maintenance services on a cooling tower. During the ascension of the fixed ladder, he fell about 14 feet to the ground onto his left side. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, damaged vertebrae/collarbone, and a bruised lung.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*