Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at JetBlue
Start: 7/11/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076392 · 7/11/2017 · JetBlue

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, unspecified
Source: Step ladders

Employer

Name: JetBlue
Location: 8900 Hanger Blvd, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32827
NAICS: 481111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing an A-frame ladder to perform aircraft maintenance lubrication when the employee took a wrong step on the ladder and fell to the ground, breaking five ribs and puncturing a lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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