# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at American Waste Transfer Systems, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021119505` · 11/3/2021 · MAMARONECK, NEW YORK
## 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:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** American Waste Transfer Systems, LLC
- **Location:** 306 Fayette Ave, MAMARONECK, NEW YORK, 10543
- **NAICS:** 562211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to climb down from a ladder attached to a trailer. He slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the tarping basket below, causing internal bleeding in his kidney.

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