# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Asplundh Tree Expert Co
> OSHA SIR `2015085892` · 8/18/2015 · DENVER, COLORADO
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Asplundh Tree Expert Co
- **Location:** 6161 Lowell Blvd, DENVER, COLORADO, 80221
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting the chip box of a bucket truck. When he moved his left foot off of the tailgate, his right foot slipped due to the weight shifting and he lost control of his footing. He fell and suffered internal bleeding near the kidney.

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