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 Big Lots Stores, Inc., 11854 U.S. Hwy-19, PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA 34668
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
At 6:12 a.m. on November 20, 2019, an employee was unloading merchandise, pulling cardboard boxes of recliners to the edge of a trailer. He fell out of the trailer and his back struck the metal railing of a scissor lift. He suffered four broken ribs and a lacerated spleen.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersTrailers
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