# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sure Seal
> OSHA SIR `2015096448` · 9/4/2015 · HONDO, TEXAS
## 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:** Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
## Employer
- **Name:** Sure Seal
- **Location:** 1720 CR 456, HONDO, TEXAS, 78861
- **NAICS:** 922160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a third floor balcony, applying flashing to metal. The employee stepped through the floor joists, landed on the second floor balcony, and then fell to the first floor. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken ankle, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.

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