# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Cruz Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087199` · 8/8/2023 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cruz Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** 1001 Boylston St., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

During electrical installation, an employee fell from a step ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

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