Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Endrizzi Contracting, Inc.
Start: 7/31/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076894 · 7/31/2023 · Endrizzi Contracting, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Trees
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Endrizzi Contracting, Inc.
Location: 116 W. Wakefield, SIKESTON, MISSOURI, 63801
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were removing a tree limb from a nearby powerline using an aerial lift. The injured employee began ascending the tree and was removing limbs as he climbed up. He was approximately 20 feet aloft in the tree when the branch he was tied to was cut. He fell to the ground and sustained a laceration to the left side of his face, pulmonary bruising, a liver laceration, and multiple fractures.

Source

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