# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sprinklermatic Fire Protection Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021098412` · 9/29/2021 · NAPLES, FLORIDA
## 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:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sprinklermatic Fire Protection Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 8820 WATERWAY, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34120
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing an overhead groove coupling while on the fourth rung of a 6-foot step ladder when he fell off the ladder onto a 6-inch piece of pipe that was on the ground, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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