# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Sysco Northern New England
> OSHA SIR `2025032383` · 3/13/2025 · WESTBROOK, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple internal chest locations
- **Nature of injury:** Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Chairs, single-person seating
- **Secondary source:** Chairs, single-person seating
## Employer
- **Name:** Sysco Northern New England
- **Location:** 36 Thomas Drive, WESTBROOK, MAINE, 04092
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping down from a countertop onto a chair. The employee lost their footing and slipped, causing the chair to tip and the employee to fall. They landed on the legs of the chair and suffered 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*