# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Allied Roofing Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023064848` · 6/1/2023 · LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA
## 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 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Roofing Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 8450 Lake Worth Rd, LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA, 33467
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell 15 feet from a 32-foot ladder. The employee was hospitalized and suffered one rib fracture and fluid between the membrane of the heart.

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