# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Northern Winds Contracting, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110190` · 11/3/2023 · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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 through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Chutes
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Northern Winds Contracting, Inc
- **Location:** 214 North 4th Street, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58203
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a re-framed wall stud section on the fourth level of a building. He stepped backward and fell 40 feet down a grease chute to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with swelling and bleeding above his right eye and internal injury to the pancreas.

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