Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nationwide Realty Management
Start: 1/16/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021010424 · 1/16/2021 · Nationwide Realty Management

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 less than 6 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Garage doors

Employer

Name: Nationwide Realty Management
Location: 845 Yard Street, GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, OHIO, 43212
NAICS: 561210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a non-functioning garage door. The employee pulled the emergency garage door release pull cord while standing on the third step of a ladder; the cord snapped back and the employee fell to the concrete floor, his left side striking a box that contained a pointed object. He suffered seven broken ribs, a broken scapula, and a collapsed lung.

Source

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