# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Kittredge Equipment Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021580` · 2/22/2021 · GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK
## 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:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kittredge Equipment Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 282 Glen Street, GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK, 12801
- **NAICS:** 423440
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was on the first floor of a building that was under renovation. She fell into a floor hole and was trapped between joists. She suffered broken ribs and back vertebrae, as well as a punctured lung.

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