# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nations Roof North, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020010502` · 1/16/2020 · FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN
## 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 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Roofs, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nations Roof North, LLC
- **Location:** 2800 Woods Hollow Road, FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN, 53711
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed an extension ladder with a 5-gallon bucket and was traversing from the ladder onto the roof when the employee's hand slipped while reaching for an upper rung. The employee lost hold and fell 18 feet to a lower roof, suffering fractures and a punctured lung.

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