# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at I-45 Truck & Trailer Repair, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043552` · 4/13/2018 · PALMER, 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** I-45 Truck & Trailer Repair, Inc.
- **Location:** 8251 N Interstate 45 Service Road, PALMER, TEXAS, 75152
- **NAICS:** 811198
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing touch-up painting on a commercial truck when he fell off a ladder, suffering broken ribs and lung injuries.

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