# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at B & I Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191111508` · 11/5/2019 · WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** B & I Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** 8701 Old Pasco Rd., WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA, 33544
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a 10-foot ladder. It slipped out from under him and he fell, landing on a 3-inch-diameter PVC pipe that was lying on the ground. He suffered six broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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