# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Turney Lighting and Electric
> OSHA SIR `2015020541` · 2/18/2015 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Turney Lighting and Electric
- **Location:** 2501 N.W. Loop 410, Ste B, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78230
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

In the warehouse, employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder adjusting some boxes with appliances inside when the ladder shifted a little bit.  He was working from the top step and fell to the concrete floor on his right side.  He sustained five fractured ribs, a laceration to his liver, and a lacerated or punctured spleen.

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