# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Inserra Supermarkets Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023065367` · 6/17/2023 · GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Inserra Supermarkets Inc
- **Location:** 59 Outwater Lane, GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07026
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a fork of a walk-behind stacker while holding a half pallet of mustard on the opposite fork. As the forks were raised, the pallet became unstable, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately two feet to the floor. The employee sustained two rib fractures and a punctured lung.

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