Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Capital Electric Line Builders, 4400 Northwest Mattox Road, RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI 64150
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 helping others to pull a pole from a stack and load it onto a digger derrick when the pole fell and struck the employee, fracturing his pelvis and puncturing his bladder.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersUtility and telephone poles
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