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Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs

1 hospitalization · 20181111602 · 11/10/2018 · Professional Business Solutions of Western Colorado, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and trunk
Nature of injury
Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source
Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name
Professional Business Solutions of Western Colorado, Inc.
Location
2500 County Road 26, RIFLE, COLORADO, 81650
NAICS
561311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing onto an out of service frac tank. At the top of the tank, he tripped on a rope and fell about 9' 4'' to the ground. He experienced three broken ribs, a concussion, a fractured wrist, a ruptured spleen, ad a collapsed lung. His personal fall arrest harness was not tied off to an anchor point at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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