# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Army and Air Force Exchange Services
> OSHA SIR `2016109349` · 10/4/2016 · FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA
## 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:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Army and Air Force Exchange Services
- **Location:** Mallonee Express, 0530-1411-00, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, 28307
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee fell down the stairs while pulling a pallet jack, suffering fractured ribs and a lacerated spleen.

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