Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages

Name: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages at UPS
Start: 9/5/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098140 · 9/5/2023 · UPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: UPS
Location: 1300 E. Northside Dr., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76102
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was going down a 3-4-foot ladder when he stepped off facing the ladder. As the employee stepped down, he landed on the ground and sustained a head injury and brain hemorrhaging that required hospitalization and stitches.

Source

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