# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Modern Companies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032205` · 3/5/2018 · MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Ceilings
- **Secondary source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Modern Companies, Inc.
- **Location:** Bldg 3321, MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73130
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing natural gas lines above a drop ceiling when the platform he was standing on gave way. He fell through the ceiling to the concrete floor approximately 25 feet below, suffering internal organ damage.

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