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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2015042246 · 4/22/2015 · Textron Aviation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
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
Machine platforms

Employer

Name
Textron Aviation
Location
9709 E. Central, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67206
NAICS
336411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking on a 40 inch high work platform and was stepping down to a lower elevation of the work platform when he slipped off the platform and struck his ribs on the left side. The employee suffered a pneumothorax and several fractured ribs and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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