# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Eaton Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015085745` · 8/13/2015 · AURORA, OHIO
## 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 on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Handrails, banisters
## Employer
- **Name:** Eaton Corporation
- **Location:** 125 Lena Dr., AURORA, OHIO, 44202
- **NAICS:** 326220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking around equipment to lock it out when he tripped on the bottom of a guardrail and fell into the guardrail post, fracturing his ribs and puncturing a lung.

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