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 Lester R Summers Inc, 125 Denver Road, DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17517
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
While standing on a ladder, an employee was securing a load to a trailer. The employee fell striking his right side against a metal rack. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung on his right side and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersLadders, unspecified
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