# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at New Alliance Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010376` · 1/14/2021 · DULUTH, GEORGIA
## 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 more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** New Alliance Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 2375 Main Street, DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30097
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder while installing light fixtures on a third-floor balcony when he fell three stories from the ladder to the ground floor, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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