# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at AT&T
> OSHA SIR `2022097797` · 9/1/2022 · VESTAVIA HILLS, ALABAMA
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Walls
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AT&T
- **Location:** 248 Monterey Place, VESTAVIA HILLS, ALABAMA, 35216
- **NAICS:** 561422
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While placing cable at a private residence, an employee stepped off a covered retaining wall, fell onto the ground about four feet below, and suffered broken ribs and possible punctured lungs.

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