# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Haz-Mat Response, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010551` · 1/18/2017 · OLATHE, KANSAS
## 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:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Haz-Mat Response, Inc.
- **Location:** 1203 S. Parker St., OLATHE, KANSAS, 66061
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an overhead garage door. He was in the bucket of a fork truck when he lost his balance and shifted his weight to the right side. The bucket's screws popped out and the bucket came apart. The employee fell 10 feet to the concrete floor, cracking his ribs and puncturing his lung. He was hospitalized.

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