# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Advance Cooling Towers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017109829` · 10/12/2017 · CLEBURNE, TEXAS
## 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 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Advance Cooling Towers, Inc.
- **Location:** 831 Sparks Dr., CLEBURNE, TEXAS, 76031
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at a height of approximately 14 feet when he detached his fall protection system to move from one spot to another and fell to the lower level. He punctured a lung and broke two ribs and his right ankle. He was hospitalized.

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