Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Start: 9/21/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099081 · 9/21/2017 · LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, 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 less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders

Employer

Name: LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Location: 2960 Epic Place, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75052
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was priming bolts in a stairwell while standing on a 6-foot step ladder. He had a paint can in one hand and a paint brush in the other hand. He fell as he was descending the step ladder, breaking two ribs and suffering a collapsed right lung. He was hospitalized.

Source

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