# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Valet Living, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022032504` · 3/20/2022 · TAMPA, 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:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Trash compactors
## Employer
- **Name:** Valet Living, LLC
- **Location:** 100 S. Ashley Dr., TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the top of a garbage compactor trying to unclog a trash chute. He fell against the chute opening, hitting its metal edge and suffering three broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

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