# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Verdi Construction
> OSHA SIR `2018099151` · 9/5/2018 · NEWBURGH, NEW YORK
## 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:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
- **Secondary source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Verdi Construction
- **Location:** Gardenertown Commons, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, 12550
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lost consciousness while standing on the second step of a front end loader, 3 feet off the ground. The employee fell, suffering a kidney laceration, a facial fracture, and several fractured ribs. The employee was wearing a hard hat.

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