# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Lippert Componets Plant 59
> OSHA SIR `2023043138` · 4/10/2023 · TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS
## 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 on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Lippert Componets Plant 59
- **Location:** 18801 Oak Park Ave., TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS, 60477
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a forklift when he tripped backward over the forks, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured left lung. The employee was hospitalized.

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