# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Metform
> OSHA SIR `2022043498` · 4/22/2022 · SAVANNA, ILLINOIS
## 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 due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Metform
- **Location:** 2551 Wacker Rd., SAVANNA, ILLINOIS, 61074
- **NAICS:** 423710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were doing maintenance work on belts. An employee tried to step over a chain while it was being used to tighten the slack on a belt; the employee fell to the ground and suffered a collapsed lung.

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