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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2023098451 · 9/13/2023 · J. R. Simplot Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Abdomen, 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
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Ground, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
J. R. Simplot Company
Location
1301 Highway 67, GRAND VIEW, IDAHO, 83624
NAICS
112112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder, using wire cutters to remove zip ties from a pivot to unroll the drop hose. The ladder shifted/slid on the pivot piping and the employee fell to the corn field ground/corrugate. The employee sustained lacerations to their liver and kidney. They also sustained fractures to both wrists and the left trochanter and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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