# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Presence Chicago Hospitals Network dba Presence Holy Family Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2018044136` · 4/30/2018 · DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Presence Chicago Hospitals Network dba Presence Holy Family Medical Center
- **Location:** 101 N River Road, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, 60016
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a 6- to 8-foot A-Frame ladder to change curtains in an ICU hospital room when he lost his balance and fell.  He landed on a sitting chair that was next to his ladder, fracturing ribs on his upper right side and puncturing his lung.

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