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 Gator Gypsum, Inc., 528 East at Trade Port Exit, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32885
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was working in the bed of a truck strapping material down. The employee stepped backward and fell out of the truck to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken rib and collapsed lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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