# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20231211069` · 12/4/2023 · DETROIT, MICHIGAN
## 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:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 1401 W. Fort St., DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 48233
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On December 4, 2023, an employee had been lowering a dock plate to offload a truck. The truck moved causing the employee to fall from the loading dock to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and internal bleeding.

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