# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Inland Dredging Company, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2018010202` · 1/7/2018 · BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Inland Dredging Company, L.L.C.
- **Location:** Bayou La Batre, BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA, 36509
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just finished working on top of a main engine, tightening bolts to the exhaust system. He was climbing down the main engine when he slipped and fell to the next lower level (approximately 6-7 feet). His torso struck a guardrail and he suffered a ruptured spleen, requiring hospitalization.

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