Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at AMERICAN RED CROSS
Start: 12/11/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171211769 · 12/11/2017 · AMERICAN RED CROSS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, 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: Ladders-fixed

Employer

Name: AMERICAN RED CROSS
Location: 209 FARMINGTON AVENUE, FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT, 06032
NAICS: 813212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to access the roof using a 14-foot fixed ladder. When he attempted to open the roof hatch, the weight of the snow on the hatch would not allow the hatch to open. The unexpected force caused the employee to fall off the ladder. He suffered three broken ribs and a ruptured spleen that required surgery and hospitalization.

Source

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