# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at St. Vincents Medical Center, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015075007` · 7/23/2015 · BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Vincents Medical Center, Inc.
- **Location:** 2800 Main St., BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, 06606
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over a phone cord in a patient's room. The employee fell and struck her torso, breaking a rib puncturing her spleen.

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