Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at JOSEPH T. CAZEAULT & SONS, INC.
Start: 8/28/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015086236 · 8/28/2015 · JOSEPH T. CAZEAULT & SONS, 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 21 to 25 feet
Source: Scaffolds-staging supported by structure or other means

Employer

Name: JOSEPH T. CAZEAULT & SONS, INC.
Location: Mayflower Avenue and Spring St., DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 02332
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing off of a carpenter's bracket scaffold into a second-story window. He missed the window sill, hung from the scaffold decking, and fell to the ground. He suffered internal bleeding and was hospitalized. A personal fall arrest system was not worn at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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