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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2021042811 · 4/5/2021 · Dependable Awning, LLC

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
Ground, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Dependable Awning, LLC
Location
27 Lonsdale Avenue, KETTERING, OHIO, 45419
NAICS
238190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder to install an awning on the second floor of a residential building. The ladder tilted and the employee fell, striking another ladder before landing on their own ladder in a mulch bed. The employee suffered broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung, a broken and dislocated finger, a hairline leg fracture, a head wound, and overall contusions.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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