Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at D&K Welding Services Inc.
Start: 6/14/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065449 · 6/14/2017 · D&K Welding Services 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 jump to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source: Roof edges

Employer

Name: D&K Welding Services Inc.
Location: 1200 Central Industrial Dive, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63110
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing decking on a roof when he attempted to cross over to the roof of an adjacent building. He fell approximately 30 feet to the ground between the two buildings, puncturing his lung, cracking two ribs, and shattering a pelvis. He was hospitalized.

Source

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