# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Republic Services, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017054829` · 5/30/2017 · SCOTT, LOUISIANA
## 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, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services, Inc
- **Location:** 201 Mier Rd, SCOTT, LOUISIANA, 70583
- **NAICS:** 423850
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was offloading an appliance from the back of a truck when he fell backward on top of another appliance that was already offloaded. He broke several ribs and suffered a collapsed lung.

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