# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at J.F. WHITE CONTRACTING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2016098536` · 9/9/2016 · SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Bridges, dams, locks
## Employer
- **Name:** J.F. WHITE CONTRACTING COMPANY
- **Location:** I 91 North, Span 24, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01103
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing broken pieces of concrete from a recently demolished road deck. He was flipping the lagging boards when he slipped and fell through the boards 28 feet to the ground below. He suffered a broken pelvis, ruptured spleen, and broken ribs and was hospitalized.

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