# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Pulau Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20191112031` · 11/20/2019 · FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Automobile lifts and hoists
## Employer
- **Name:** Pulau Corporation
- **Location:** Bldg. 650A, FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA, 92310
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was pulling on a lifting strap while offloading a toolbox from a truck's lift. The strap broke causing the employee to fall backwards 2-3 feet. The employee impacted a vehicle lift during the fall and sustained fractured 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*