# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Welltower Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024032004` · 3/5/2024 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple internal chest locations
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring building or machine
## Employer
- **Name:** Welltower Inc.
- **Location:** 10740 N Central Expy., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75231
- **NAICS:** 551114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a lamp ballast in the ceiling and received an electrical shock while disconnecting wires that caused him to fall from the ladder and land on his back on the carpeted floor. This resulted in a broken rib, lung puncture, and back pain.

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