Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Best Buy - Headquarters
Start: 6/21/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022065427 · 6/21/2022 · Best Buy - Headquarters

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: Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name: Best Buy - Headquarters
Location: 6511 Woodleaf Lake Loop, KATY, TEXAS, 77493
NAICS: 443142
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder in a customer's home trying to bring down a TV from a ceiling mount. On the way down with the TV, he lost balance and the ladder fell out from under him and he landed on top of it. The employee sustained an injured rib and a punctured lung.

Source

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