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 J. R. Simplot Company, 1301 Highway 67, GRAND VIEW, IDAHO 83624
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was on an extension ladder, using wire cutters to remove zip ties from a pivot to unroll the drop hose. The ladder shifted/slid on the pivot piping and the employee fell to the corn field ground/corrugate. The employee sustained lacerations to their liver and kidney. They also sustained fractures to both wrists and the left trochanter and required surgery.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersExtension ladders
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