Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Start: 3/14/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032299 · 3/14/2022 · Briggs & Stratton Corporation

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: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Location: 2316 Hillcrest Drive, PORT WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, 53074
NAICS: 333618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a fiberglass step ladder, about 3 feet off the ground, capping off a dead air line. The employee fell off the ladder and suffered two broken ribs, a punctured lung, and head trauma.

Source

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