# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Marklund
> OSHA SIR `2023010796` · 1/25/2023 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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:** Chairs
- **Secondary source:** Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Marklund
- **Location:** 1435 Summit Street, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60120
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rolling chair to reach a presentation easel on top of a cabinet in a conference room. The rolling chair slid on the linoleum floor, causing the employee to fall from the chair and land on her left side on a metal paper organizer. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen.

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