Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Army and Air Force Exchange Services
Start: 8/28/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088883 · 8/28/2018 · Army and Air Force Exchange Services

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: Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Army and Air Force Exchange Services
Location: Bldg 1510 Chiles Ave, FORT CARSON, COLORADO, 80913
NAICS: 453998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a 78-pound boxed item to a ladder from a stocking shelf about 9 feet 7 inches above the ground. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a bruised lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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