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 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., 511 Benedict Ave, TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK 10591
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 walking down a staircase. He fell down the last 10-12 steps of the flight, suffering three rib fractures, a left lung puncture, and blood accumulation in the left lung. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStairs, steps, unspecified
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