# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2017042971` · 4/1/2017 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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 on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 165 Charles River Plaza, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02114
- **NAICS:** 621511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee turned the corner walking around a cooling blanket machine in the hallway. Her foot was caught on the blanket's clear tubing and she tripped and fell, landing on her left side chest wall and left wrist. She sustained a left chest wall contusion, left wrist sprain, and collapsed left lung.

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