# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at W W Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010104` · 1/5/2017 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
## Employer
- **Name:** W W Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
- **Location:** 14550 Old Saint Augustine Road, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32258
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing on a baker's scaffold to reach a working platform when the scaffold turned over on top him. He fell approximately 6 to 8 feet to the ground, puncturing his lung and requiring hospitalization.

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