# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Xpress Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015040285` · 4/29/2015 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Xpress Inc.
- **Location:** 216 W. Ohio St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60654
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rocking in his work chair and fell backwards resulting in a fractured rib and a punctured left lung.

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