Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Comcast Cable, 875 Saybrook Rd., HADDAM, CONNECTICUT 06438
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was walking in a customer's basement, tracing an old cable line, when he lost his balance and fell into an open pit that housed an old water tank. He struck the water tank, suffering intestinal bruising and a small liver laceration.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersConfined spaces, unspecified
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