Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at B & I Contractors, Inc.
Start: 11/5/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191111508 · 11/5/2019 · B & I Contractors, 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, unspecified
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name: B & I Contractors, Inc.
Location: 8701 Old Pasco Rd., WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA, 33544
NAICS: 238290
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down a 10-foot ladder. It slipped out from under him and he fell, landing on a 3-inch-diameter PVC pipe that was lying on the ground. He suffered six broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

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