Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Fastenal Company
Start: 12/10/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212706 · 12/10/2019 · Fastenal Company

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: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source: Rain

Employer

Name: Fastenal Company
Location: 96 Conway Street, NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 02740
NAICS: 423840
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was throwing trash into a dumpster from a receiving dock when the employee slipped and fell off the dock, which was wet. The employee landed on the dumpster and received lacerations to the spleen, kidney, and left elbow; a fractured rib, and a right knee injury.

Source

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