# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Builder's Bloc
> OSHA SIR `2017031971` · 3/2/2017 · CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI
## 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 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Tarps and sheeting-nonmetal, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Builder's Bloc
- **Location:** 607 Trade Center Boulevard, CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI, 63005
- **NAICS:** 238350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were building the stairs to the loft area in a barn. The injured employee was carrying a piece of housewrap in front of him and fell 14 feet through the stairs that were under construction. The stairs did not have guardrails at the time. The employee suffered three broken ribs, a fractured hip and internal bleeding. His spleen had to be removed.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*