Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley, Inc.
Start: 7/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077073 · 7/12/2019 · Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley, 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 11 to 15 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Boulders

Employer

Name: Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley, Inc.
Location: Basalt Vista Housing 211 Gardner Way, BASALT, COLORADO, 81621
NAICS: 813319
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee standing on a step ladder was struck in the chest by a truss jib and fell 12 feet onto a boulder retaining wall. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the right arm, broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung, and lacerations to the head.

Source

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