Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Haz-Mat Response, Inc.
Start: 1/18/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010551 · 1/18/2017 · Haz-Mat Response, 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: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Haz-Mat Response, Inc.
Location: 1203 S. Parker St., OLATHE, KANSAS, 66061
NAICS: 562910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on an overhead garage door. He was in the bucket of a fork truck when he lost his balance and shifted his weight to the right side. The bucket's screws popped out and the bucket came apart. The employee fell 10 feet to the concrete floor, cracking his ribs and puncturing his lung. He was hospitalized.

Source

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