# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2021043567` · 4/29/2021 · CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
## 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:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** 302 S. Main St., CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, 64836
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a stepladder. He came in to contact with an energized ceiling fan, was shocked, and fell off the ladder. He suffered 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*