Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at YRC Freight
Start: 7/3/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016075971 · 7/3/2016 · YRC Freight

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 more than 30 feet
Source: Mountains

Employer

Name: YRC Freight
Location: Eisenhower Tunnel, DILLON, COLORADO, 80435
NAICS: 484230
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee stopped his truck on the highway to go to the restroom. The employee stepped over the guard rail of the highway and the ground gave way under his feet. He tumbled about 60 yards down the side of the mountain, cracking seven ribs and puncturing a lung.

Source

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