# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Radtech X-Ray Inc
> OSHA SIR `20201110989` · 11/19/2020 · TOLEDO, 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:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Radtech X-Ray Inc
- **Location:** 3055 West Sylvania Avenue, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43613
- **NAICS:** 541990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a hallway at a jobsite when he encountered a set of staircases and realized it was a dead-end. He went to turn around but lost his footing and fell down the staircase resulting in injured ribs and a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.

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