# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Walter Ree Masonry Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032657` · 3/24/2023 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Walter Ree Masonry Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 601 East 90th Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57110
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking down scaffolding while on an aerial lift when they fell 18 feet from the lift basket. The employee sustained an aortic tear, head injury, and possible bone fractures.

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