Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Archer Western Contractors, LLC
Start: 4/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043320 · 4/12/2017 · Archer Western Contractors, LLC

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 through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
Source: Scaffolds-self-supporting staging

Employer

Name: Archer Western Contractors, LLC
Location: Tampa International Airport, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33607
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working off a scaffold side bracket patching a concrete wall structure in an elevator shaft. While working off the outrigger platform, the platform failed causing the employee to fall about 30 feet to the ground. The employee suffered three fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a dislocated right elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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