# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sapa Extrusions North America
> OSHA SIR `2015129199` · 12/5/2015 · YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Machine platforms
## Employer
- **Name:** Sapa Extrusions North America
- **Location:** 2500 Alumax Rd, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57078
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to secure an anti-tip chain with one hand while a crane pendant was in the other hand. He lost his balance and fell approximately 18 inches off the platform he was on, lacerating his left kidney.

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