# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at THE CONLAN COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2020087509` · 8/8/2020 · AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** THE CONLAN COMPANY
- **Location:** 676 C. Fred Jones Blvd, AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA, 33823
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about 8 feet up an extension ladder when he fell, striking the handrail and then the landing of a stairwell. He suffered broken ribs on the right side, as well as internal bleeding.

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