COLUMBUS, OHIO—
EMSI, Inc.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at EMSI, Inc., Electroscience Laboratory Complex, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43212 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee exited their work vehicle, slipped on the icy parking lot, and fell. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
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An employee was raising a trailer gate. The employee's left little fingertip was caught between the gate and the trailer's side wall; the fingertip was amputated.
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