# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at J.P. Mascaro and Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021767` · 2/24/2022 · NANTICOKE, 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:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J.P. Mascaro and Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** 871 East Main Street, NANTICOKE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18634
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading recycled materials onto a trailer. The employee climbed onto the trailer to secure the materials, then fell off the trailer into a pile of recycled materials. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.

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