Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Gulf Coast Produce Distributors, Inc.
Start: 1/16/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010498 · 1/16/2017 · Gulf Coast Produce Distributors, 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: Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name: Gulf Coast Produce Distributors, Inc.
Location: 1154 West Beach Blvd, GULF SHORES, ALABAMA, 36542
NAICS: 424490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading material from the truck at a customer's location when he fell out of the truck approximately 4-5 feet. The employee sustained a broken sternum and ribs and internal bleeding around the lungs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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