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 FirstEnergy Solutions - W.H. Sammis Power Plant, OH-7, STRATTON, OHIO 43961
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
On October 9, 2021, an employee fell while climbing down a scaffold ladder. The employee landed on the floor and suffered five broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken jaw, and a fracture to an eye orbit.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersScaffolds-staging, unspecified
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