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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 20181212645 · 12/10/2018 · TOTAL WELDING, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
Source
Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses

Employer

Name
TOTAL WELDING, INC.
Location
100 Cook St, DENVER, COLORADO, 80206
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were working at a height of 35 feet to perform steel erection. The employees were using a horizontal lifeline for fall protection. They were using the stanchion from the lifeline for leverage when pushing beams with a pry bar. One of the fall protection stanchions that was attached to a beam popped off, and the horizontal lifeline pulled the employees to the ground. One employee struck the concrete half-wall of the parking garage next door and then fell down to the ground. The employee sustained a broken right leg, lacerated liver, heart bruise, and broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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