Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at O & J Coatings, Inc.
Start: 9/2/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098477 · 9/2/2017 · O & J Coatings, 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 fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source: Ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name: O & J Coatings, Inc.
Location: 300 14th Street SE, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57201
NAICS: 238320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While climbing down a secondary ladder in a water tower, an employee fell approximately 30 feet to a platform, breaking two vertebrae, puncturing a lung, and breaking a foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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