# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at WAUKESHA-PEARCE INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018077070` · 7/13/2018 · WHEELER, 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
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WAUKESHA-PEARCE INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 15 miles outside of wheeler, TX, WHEELER, TEXAS, 79096
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a catwalk to perform maintenance on the engine of equipment used to transport crude oils and liquids. While descending the ladder from the catwalk, the employee slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in rib fractures, abrasions to the arm and shoulder, and a collapsed left lung.

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