Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Start: 11/20/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191112049 · 11/20/2019 · Big Lots Stores, Inc.

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: Trailers
Secondary source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Location: 11854 U.S. Hwy-19, PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, 34668
NAICS: 452112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 6:12 a.m. on November 20, 2019, an employee was unloading merchandise, pulling cardboard boxes of recliners to the edge of a trailer. He fell out of the trailer and his back struck the metal railing of a scissor lift. He suffered four broken ribs and a lacerated spleen.

Source

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