# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Martin Tractor, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021109339` · 10/29/2021 · BRIMFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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:** Tractor, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Martin Tractor, Inc.
- **Location:** 10820 North Maher Road, BRIMFIELD, ILLINOIS, 61517
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing a tractor. He had accessed a tire via a 2-step step ladder. He was stepping down from the tractor's tire and onto the step ladder, but missed the top step of the ladder and fell 3 feet, landing on the ladder and then the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left rib and lacerated spleen.

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