# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at UPMC Susquehanna
> OSHA SIR `2021065044` · 6/21/2021 · WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ambulance, police, and other emergency passenger vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** UPMC Susquehanna
- **Location:** 700 High Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing while providing care to a patient in the back of a moving ambulance. The ambulance made a turn and the employee fell onto wooden cabinets mounted on the wall of the ambulance. The employee suffered back trauma that resulted in hemothorax, that required medical treatment.

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