# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at WSP USA Services, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022098470` · 9/26/2022 · SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
## 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 through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WSP USA Services, Inc
- **Location:** 176 Camino Las Piedras KM 9.1, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, 00926
- **NAICS:** 541350
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At about 1:20 p.m. on September 26, 2022, an employee was inspecting a house that was being remodeled when he fell through an opening on the second floor where stairs were going to be constructed. He struck some scaffolding and landed on the first floor. He suffered injuries to the right wrist, right elbow, left leg/knee, neck, and mid- to lower back. He also suffered five broken left-side ribs and bruised/collapsed lungs.

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