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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2015064153 · 6/29/2015 · O' Shea Lumber Company Inc

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 6 to 10 feet
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
O' Shea Lumber Company Inc
Location
11425 Susquehanna Trail, GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17327
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a clogged dust collector pipe. The employee was standing on a home-made platform that had been elevated approximately 10 feet in the air by a forklift. The platform measured approximately 12-feet long by 42-inches wide. The employee stepped off to the side of the platform where the platform was not supported by the forks, and the platform tipped from the forks. The employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained nine broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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