# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at GG&C Bus Company
> OSHA SIR `20241211492` · 12/12/2024 · MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Bus
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** GG&C Bus Company
- **Location:** 159 Northwood Drive, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16335
- **NAICS:** 485410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a pre-trip inspection of a bus. He was walking down the bus steps using the handrail when he slipped and fell, resulting in back injuries, internal bleeding, and a severe hematoma.

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