Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Midwest Wrecking Co. of Texas Inc.
Start: 8/5/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085460 · 8/5/2015 · Midwest Wrecking Co. of Texas 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: Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name: Midwest Wrecking Co. of Texas Inc.
Location: 3205 S. Houston, KAUFMAN, TEXAS, 75142
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee fell off of an 8-foot ladder while installing metal canopy. A beam fell, knocking the ladder out from under the employee who broke a rib and punctured a lung.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown