# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Trail-Eze, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021972` · 2/27/2018 · MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Trail-Eze, Inc.
- **Location:** 323 West Quince Street, MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57301
- **NAICS:** 336212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up the hydraulic and electrical lines from a trailer to a semi-truck when the employee lost balance on the semi sidestep and fell face-first to the ground. The employee suffered internal bleeding and was hospitalized.

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