# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at KyKenKee, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025087615` · 8/2/2025 · VANCE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other digestive structures  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip, trip, stumble on same level  without fall
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** KyKenKee, Inc.
- **Location:** 18719 Highway 11 North, VANCE, ALABAMA, 35490
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping onto a short ladder to reach and connect an electrical line when he slipped. The lower portion of the right side of his ribcage struck the deck at the top of the ladder, resulting in a lacerated spleen. The employee required surgery.

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