# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Fuellgraf Chimney & Tower, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065148` · 6/3/2020 · STONEWALL, TEXAS
## 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 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Fuellgraf Chimney & Tower, Inc.
- **Location:** 2559 Schumann Lake Road, STONEWALL, TEXAS, 78671
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a TV broadcast tower. The employee fell 25-30 feet to the ground. He suffered broken ankles, broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a spinal cord injury and was hospitalized.

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