Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley, Inc., Basalt Vista Housing 211 Gardner Way, BASALT, COLORADO 81621
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 standing on a step ladder was struck in the chest by a truss jib and fell 12 feet onto a boulder retaining wall. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the right arm, broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung, and lacerations to the head.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStep ladders
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