# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2017065327` · 6/11/2017 · ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Centers, LLC.
- **Location:** 1707 McMahon Road, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16602
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a refrigerator onto a delivery truck when he lost his balance while the gate was raised and fell to the ground below, rupturing his spleen.

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