Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CHADCO Inc., Farmers Grain Company, ROSEVILLE, ILLINOIS 61473
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
On Saturday, July 18, 2015, around 9:00 a.m., an employee fell through the handrail system of an 8-feet-high platform to the ground while coming out of a grain bin during construction. He was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersScaffolds-staging, unspecified
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