# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Myers Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022119955` · 11/12/2022 · WADSWORTH, OHIO
## 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:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Myers Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 250 Seville Road, WADSWORTH, OHIO, 44281
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down the steps after leaving the production office when they missed a step and fell down six metal steps onto the landing in the production area. The employee sustained a right rib fracture, collapsed right lung, and a back contusion.

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