# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Fort Recovery Industries
> OSHA SIR `2021053961` · 5/13/2021 · FORT RECOVERY, OHIO
## 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 on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Fort Recovery Industries
- **Location:** 12200 Industrial Drive, FORT RECOVERY, OHIO, 45846
- **NAICS:** 331522
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the shop blaster. The employee was working at the rear of the machine. As he moved toward the front of the machine, he tripped over a pallet and fell on the pallet. The employee sustained a broken right femur, broken ribs, a punctured lung and a fractured shoulder.

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