# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at RELIANT MECHANICAL SERVICES LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024076932` · 7/31/2024 · STRASBURG, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple internal chest locations
- **Nature of injury:** Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** RELIANT MECHANICAL SERVICES LLC
- **Location:** 56729 Colorado Ave, STRASBURG, COLORADO, 80136
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing HVAC vents in the ceiling above him while on an 8-foot ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured collarbone and rib, as well as a punctured lung.

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