Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Start: 4/1/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017042971 · 4/1/2017 · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

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 on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Location: 165 Charles River Plaza, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02114
NAICS: 621511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee turned the corner walking around a cooling blanket machine in the hallway. Her foot was caught on the blanket's clear tubing and she tripped and fell, landing on her left side chest wall and left wrist. She sustained a left chest wall contusion, left wrist sprain, and collapsed left lung.

Source

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