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 Bimbo Bakeries USA, 505 S, US-169, OOLOGAH, OKLAHOMA 74053
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 delivering bread and as the employee began to pull the ramp out of his truck to make his delivery, he lost his footing on the ice and his feet came out from underneath him. As the employee fell, the ramp he was holding came down on top of him. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised/swollen kidney.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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