# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Army and Air Force Exchange Services
> OSHA SIR `2018088883` · 8/28/2018 · FORT CARSON, COLORADO
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Army and Air Force Exchange Services
- **Location:** Bldg 1510 Chiles Ave, FORT CARSON, COLORADO, 80913
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a 78-pound boxed item to a ladder from a stocking shelf about 9 feet 7 inches above the ground. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a bruised lung. The employee was hospitalized.

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