# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Tessco Energy Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017109983` · 10/17/2017 · STERLING CITY, 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:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Tessco Energy Services, Inc.
- **Location:** EQT site, STERLING CITY, TEXAS, 76951
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing and supervising the take-down of a pole and lines when the pole cracked, broke in half, and fell toward the employee. The employee avoided being struck by the pole but fell to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a broken pelvis, and a collapsed lung.

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