Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at National Fuel Gas
Start: 3/22/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032724 · 3/22/2025 · National Fuel Gas

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 less than 6 feet
Source: Crawl spaces
Secondary source: Movable floor coverings not attached

Employer

Name: National Fuel Gas
Location: 6363 Main Street, WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK, 14221
NAICS: 486210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was at a residential home to perform a gas houseline inspection after repairs. While using a flashlight to see, the employee walked into the laundry room and fell into a 2' x 2' access opening for a crawl space in the floor. A black rug was partially covering the opening. The employee fell approximately 40 inches into the crawl space. The employee sustained three fractured ribs on the left side, fluid on the left side of the lungs, and a bruised right knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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