Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Filter Masters, Inc.
Start: 7/11/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076042 · 7/11/2022 · Filter Masters, Inc.

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: Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
Source: Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Filter Masters, Inc.
Location: 1400 James St., HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee removed a cover from a commercial air conditioning unit to change the filters and laid the cover over the A/C grating located at the bottom of the unit. While changing the filters, the employee stepped on the cover. The cover gave way and the employee fell through the grating, landing approximately 26 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee sustained a broken arm, a broken rib, and a punctured lung.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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