# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at SINK TOWER ERECTION CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201211651` · 12/12/2020 · HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA
## 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 more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Telecommunications and cell phone towers
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SINK TOWER ERECTION CO., INC.
- **Location:** 145 County Road 76, HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA, 35565
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was erecting a cell tower. The employee was moving from a tower leg to a cross-brace when he fell to the ground about 40 feet below, suffering leg and pelvis fractures and a punctured lung.

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