# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022032754` · 3/28/2022 · TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK
## 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:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- **Location:** 511 Benedict Ave, TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK, 10591
- **NAICS:** 325413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a staircase. He fell down the last 10-12 steps of the flight, suffering three rib fractures, a left lung puncture, and blood accumulation in the left lung. He was hospitalized.

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