Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Caribbean Fire & Associates, Inc.
Start: 8/7/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087221 · 8/7/2024 · Caribbean Fire & Associates, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lung(s), pleura
Nature of injury: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source: Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: Caribbean Fire & Associates, Inc.
Location: 150 NE 40th St, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33137
NAICS: 561621
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was up a ladder, moving sprinkler heads. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground 8-10 feet below. The employee suffered a collapsed lung and bruised ribs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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