# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at LUCK BUILDERS INC
> OSHA SIR `2021021701` · 2/24/2021 · PLATTSBURGH, 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 from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** LUCK BUILDERS INC
- **Location:** 109 Industrial Blvd, PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, 12901
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the second rung of an A-frame stepladder when the ladder collapsed. The employee fell to the ground, landing chest-first on the top of the ladder and suffering broken ribs and a possible collapsed lung.

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