Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Comcast Cable
Start: 1/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010160 · 1/6/2019 · Comcast Cable

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: Confined spaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Comcast Cable
Location: 875 Saybrook Rd., HADDAM, CONNECTICUT, 06438
NAICS: 515210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking in a customer's basement, tracing an old cable line, when he lost his balance and fell into an open pit that housed an old water tank. He struck the water tank, suffering intestinal bruising and a small liver laceration.

Source

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