# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Heartland Ag Systems
> OSHA SIR `20231211167` · 12/6/2023 · GREAT BEND, KANSAS
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartland Ag Systems
- **Location:** 5710 Anchor Way, GREAT BEND, KANSAS, 67530
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been doing an inventory of parts on shelving. They were stepping down from a two-step ladder when they missed a step and fell forward onto the floor. The employee sustained broken 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*