# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Fed Ex Ground
> OSHA SIR `2023053964` · 5/3/2023 · MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fed Ex Ground
- **Location:** 111 Fulling Mill Road, MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17057
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a trailer and had rolled up carpet in his arm. As he was walking away, the employee tripped on a load net and sustained a rib fracture and punctured kidney that required hospitalization.

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