Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Start: 1/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024010384 · 1/15/2024 · The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source: Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Location: 721 Unionville Road, KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19348
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading salt into a salt truck spreader. He attempted to install a cover on the hopper when he fell off the spreader to the ground, resulting in facial lacerations, broken ribs, and injuries to his lungs and liver.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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