# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Barilla America NY, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010964` · 1/27/2019 · AVON, NEW YORK
## 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:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Barilla America NY, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Horseshoe Boulevard, AVON, NEW YORK, 14414
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on snow/ice while walking from the rail shed to a stationary rail car to tighten the hand brake. The employee sustained a rib fracture and possible pneumothorax. The employee was hospitalized.

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