# Injuries to internal organs, major blood vessels  unspecified at PDS Tech Commercial Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211812` · 12/22/2024 · STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Liver
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to internal organs, major blood vessels  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Structures and surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PDS Tech Commercial Inc.
- **Location:** Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN, 54235
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 22, 2024, two temporary employees were working from a combination steel scaffolding with wood planks when the scaffold collapsed. The employees fell 14-15 feet to the lower level. One employee was treated at the hospital for back pain and released. The other employee was hospitalized with six stitches over his right eye, multiple contusions, and liver lacerations.

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