# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at RBK Fire Systems Inc
> OSHA SIR `20241111030` · 11/27/2024 · CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
## 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  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** RBK Fire Systems Inc
- **Location:** 1542 S Dixie Highway, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, 33146
- **NAICS:** 922160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from an 8-foot ladder to the ground and sustained fractured 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*