# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sysco Eastern Maryland
> OSHA SIR `2023054153` · 5/9/2023 · CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sysco Eastern Maryland
- **Location:** 2000 Route 38 Suite 1180, CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY, 08002
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a handcart with product on it while unloading a trailer. While on the elevated liftgate, the cart ran over his foot, causing him to fall 4 feet from the liftgate to the ground. The employee sustained a rib and collarbone fracture, as well as a punctured lung.

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