Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Frontier Communications
Start: 8/2/2017

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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