Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at UPMC Susquehanna
Start: 6/21/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021065044 · 6/21/2021 · UPMC Susquehanna

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: Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
Source: Ambulance, police, and other emergency passenger vehicle

Employer

Name: UPMC Susquehanna
Location: 700 High Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing while providing care to a patient in the back of a moving ambulance. The ambulance made a turn and the employee fell onto wooden cabinets mounted on the wall of the ambulance. The employee suffered back trauma that resulted in hemothorax, that required medical treatment.

Source

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