Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Camping and Education Foundation, 3515 Michigan Avenue, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45208
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
At a summer camp, an employee was leading a group of young men on a hiking trip. He stepped on a rock which rolled, and he fell approximately 40-50 feet down a mountain and was hospitalized with multiple internal injuries, a collapsed lung, and cracked ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMountains
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