# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies
> OSHA SIR `2022043590` · 4/26/2022 · SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
## 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:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies
- **Location:** 19720 Southwest Frwy, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77478
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading his dolly onto the back of his delivery truck using a ramp when he fell off the ramp to the ground below, resulting in a fractured rib and punctured lung.

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