# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at PORT INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020010712` · 1/22/2020 · PALMYRA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PORT INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 802 INDUSTRIAL DR, PALMYRA, MISSOURI, 63461
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder while attempting to install a clamp and hoist onto a metal boot (industrial plow) when the boot shifted, knocking the ladder away and causing the employee to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered 7 broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, and internal bleeding.

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