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 Golden Bear Golf Club, LLC, 6300 Jack Nicklaus Pkwy, WINDERMERE, FLORIDA 34786
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was trimming an oak tree on a golf course. A branch fell and swept the ladder from underneath him. The employee fell to the ground and sustained nine broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMovable ladders, unspecified
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