# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at J & G Drywall Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022043674` · 4/28/2022 · MARS, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Roof trusses, joists
- **Secondary source:** Roof trusses, joists
## Employer
- **Name:** J & G Drywall Inc
- **Location:** 6986 Crider Road, MARS, PENNSYLVANIA, 16046
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking across truss joists to repair a cardboard vent. The employee's foot slipped. The employee fell, landing on their side against a truss joist and suffering broken right-side ribs and a laceration to the right lung.

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