# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Rocky Mountain Recycling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021098387` · 9/29/2021 · COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
## 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rocky Mountain Recycling, Inc.
- **Location:** 6510 Brighton Blvd., COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, 80022
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting a mobile shear. The employee slipped and fell to a lower level, suffering two broken ribs and a possible punctured lung.

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