# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Stop & Shop
> OSHA SIR `2016010011` · 1/2/2016 · MADISON, CONNECTICUT
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Stop & Shop
- **Location:** 136 Samson Rock Dr., MADISON, CONNECTICUT, 06443
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a step stool. The employee sustained multiple fractured ribs and a punctured lung. The employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

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