# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at CALDWELL LANDSCAPE COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2023076583` · 7/22/2023 · JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA
## 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 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** CALDWELL LANDSCAPE COMPANY
- **Location:** 400 MEDRIDGE DR, JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA, 30022
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the roof of a two-story residence working to remove a tree that had fallen on the home. The employee was tied into the tree and surveying it when the tree gave way, causing the employee to fall approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured rib, a punctured lung, and abdominal bruising.

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