# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Costco
> OSHA SIR `2020021885` · 2/26/2020 · LITTLETON, 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:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco
- **Location:** 7900 W. Quincy Ave., LITTLETON, COLORADO, 80123
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stocking shelves, tripped over a pallet, and fell onto a case of wine bottles. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a punctured left lung.

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