Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Performance Air, Inc.
Start: 7/17/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077285 · 7/17/2019 · Performance Air, 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, unspecified
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Performance Air, Inc.
Location: 1990 Main Street, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34236
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a 10-foot aluminum step ladder reaching through a ceiling hatch during maintenance on a unit. After placing his tools through the hatch he lost balance and fell to the floor. The employee sustained seven broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a spleen injury.

Source

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