Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at GG & S Construction Co.
Start: 7/23/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025077159 · 7/23/2025 · GG & S Construction Co.

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: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source: Scaffolds, staging unspecified
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: GG & S Construction Co.
Location: 2860 West First Street, PROSPER, TEXAS, 75078
NAICS: 238140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a scaffold installing masonry veneer when a plank on the scaffolding fell from its supports, causing the employee to fall approximately 13 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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