# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Pepperidge farm, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021786` · 2/24/2020 · BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pepperidge farm, Inc.
- **Location:** 1414 Blue Hills Avenue, BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06002
- **NAICS:** 311811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 7-step rolling staircase to clear a jam on the overhead conveyor. While clearing the jam, the staircase shifted and the employee lost balance and fell over the railing onto the ground causing a partial collapse of the right lung.

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