# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Crowninshield Management Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021053947` · 5/13/2021 · PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Crowninshield Management Corporation
- **Location:** Tannery II Apartments, PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01960
- **NAICS:** 531311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trimming trees from a stepladder. The employee fell to the ground, suffering broken ribs and other internal injuries that necessitated emergency surgery.

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