# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Berwick Electric Co
> OSHA SIR `2017076904` · 7/24/2017 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Berwick Electric Co
- **Location:** 3450 N Nevada Ave, Suite 100, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80907
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the fourth rung of an 8-foot ladder when one leg of the ladder moved and he reacted to the movement. The ladder fell with the employee, hitting the floor. He suffered a left rib fracture and partially collapsed left lung, requiring hospitalization.

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