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 Best Buy - Headquarters, 6511 Woodleaf Lake Loop, KATY, TEXAS 77493
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 on a ladder in a customer's home trying to bring down a TV from a ceiling mount. On the way down with the TV, he lost balance and the ladder fell out from under him and he landed on top of it. The employee sustained an injured rib and a punctured lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMovable ladders, unspecified
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