# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at W&W Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `20231110804` · 11/24/2023 · PECOS, TEXAS
## 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:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** W&W Energy Services
- **Location:** Vital Energy Section 39 Compressor Station U.S. Highway 285, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing ladders on a gang truck. He lost his footing and fell from the back of the truck bed, striking his abdomen on the edge of the bed or the trailer hitch. The employee sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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