Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Liberty Mechanical Contractors Inc
Start: 8/31/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018089022 · 8/31/2018 · Liberty Mechanical Contractors 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, unspecified
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Liberty Mechanical Contractors Inc
Location: 48 Mercer Street, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, 07524
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was stepping down an extension ladder after installing a ceiling anchor for a section of duct when the ladder and employee fell. He suffered a broken right wrist, broken ribs, and a punctured lung.

Source

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