# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Comcast Cable
> OSHA SIR `2019010160` · 1/6/2019 · HADDAM, CONNECTICUT
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Confined spaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast Cable
- **Location:** 875 Saybrook Rd., HADDAM, CONNECTICUT, 06438
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in a customer's basement, tracing an old cable line, when he lost his balance and fell into an open pit that housed an old water tank. He struck the water tank, suffering intestinal bruising and a small liver laceration.

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