# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191212579` · 12/6/2019 · OBERLIN, OHIO
## 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:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC.
- **Location:** 15895 ST. RT. 511, OBERLIN, OHIO, 44074
- **NAICS:** 111422
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access an overhead crane to perform work. The crane was still energized. When the employee touched the crane, it shocked him, causing him to fall to the ground below. He suffered a fractured back and collapsed lung.

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