# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Witmer Masonry Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054031` · 5/3/2017 · MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** Witmer Masonry Inc.
- **Location:** 1195 River Road, MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17547
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the second floor of a structure straightening rebar for an exterior block wall when the rebar snapped. The momentum caused the employee to fall 18 feet to the ground. He suffered fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a lower back injury.

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