Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at WM. Prescott Roofing & Remodeling, Inc.
Start: 9/19/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096878 · 9/19/2015 · WM. Prescott Roofing & Remodeling, 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: Roofs, unspecified

Employer

Name: WM. Prescott Roofing & Remodeling, Inc.
Location: 114 East Waldhem Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15215
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking measurements for a project estimate and fell off a second story roof breaking ribs and vertebrae and puncturing a lung. The employee was not wearing fall protection.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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