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Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

1 hospitalization · 2024076070 · 7/8/2024 · MILL CREEK ALZHEIMER SPECIAL CARE CENTER

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Intestines, peritoneum unspecified
Nature of injury
Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source
Ceilings
Secondary source
Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached

Employer

Name
MILL CREEK ALZHEIMER SPECIAL CARE CENTER
Location
3319 GINGER CREEK, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62711
NAICS
623110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in an attic, looking for a leak, when he stepped through the ceiling. He caught himself and stopped his fall, but suffered an abdominal internal injury. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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