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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2021109173 · 10/25/2021 · DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, 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 less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC
Location
560 Highway 44, LA PLACE, LOUISIANA, 70068
NAICS
325212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a 2-foot step ladder removing a pneumatic cylinder. He fell from the ladder, and on the way down his left side contacted a nearby brine pump. He suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung on the left side of his body.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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