Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Custom Drywall
Start: 12/21/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129633 · 12/21/2015 · Custom Drywall

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: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
Source: Elevator shafts

Employer

Name: Custom Drywall
Location: UND Collaborative Energy Complex, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58201
NAICS: 238130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee fell approximately 30 feet through an elevator shaft after unhooking his self-retracting lifeline to readjust a laser resulting in fractured ribs, pelvis and a punctured lung.

Source

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