# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Ryco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110491` · 11/7/2016 · GRANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Ryco, Inc.
- **Location:** 325 Granville Square, GRANVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26534
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 7, 2016, at approximately 8:15 a.m., an employee on a ladder was installing an overhead gas line approximately 12 feet above the ground. A coworker climbed the backside of the employee's 10-foot fiberglass ladder, causing the support rungs to bend and the ladder to collapse. The employee fell to the concrete below and was hospitalized for a fractured collarbone and punctured lung.

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