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Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

1 hospitalization · 2024043019 · 4/5/2024 · The Scotts Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple internal chest locations
Nature of injury
Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source
Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name
The Scotts Company, LLC
Location
20 Industrial Road, LEBANON, CONNECTICUT, 06249
NAICS
325314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging mulch from a hopper machine while standing on a ladder. He was reaching for a part when he slipped and fell 12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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