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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2016032048 · 3/7/2016 · AAC Contracting, 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 less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
AAC Contracting, Inc.
Location
311 Morey Hall, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14627
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working from a 4-foot A-frame ladder when the soffit on which he was working de-stabilized and fell, knocking the ladder and employee to the ground. He broke four ribs and suffered a partially collapsed left lung.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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