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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2017087330 · 8/2/2017 · Frontier Communications

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 6 to 10 feet
Source
Trees
Secondary source
Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name
Frontier Communications
Location
6041 Pine Creek Road, GRANTSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26147
NAICS
517110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 2, 2017, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee was stringing wire through a tree when the limb he was standing on broke. He fell 8 to 10 feet to the ground, suffering fractured ribs and a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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