# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Army - Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
> OSHA SIR `2021054231` · 5/24/2021 · JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Counters, counter tops
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Army - Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
- **Location:** Building 2013 located on North 3rd Street, JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, 98433
- **NAICS:** 624190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a counter to mark the location of a new wall mount for a flat screen television when his right foot slipped off the edge of the counter and the employee fell three feet to the floor below. The employee sustained rib fractures, a hemothorax, and a pulmonary contusion.

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