# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Mueller Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `2022021802` · 2/25/2022 · MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** Mueller Lumber Company
- **Location:** 722/724 West Pine, MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57301
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading garage doors from a delivery truck. As he was lifting some panels, the banding that held them together broke and he lost his balance. The pallet broke with the shifting weight. The employee slipped off the edge of the truck and fell, landing on his left side on the frozen ground 5-6 feet below. He suffered a torn spleen and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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