Other fall to lower level unspecified · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DataBank Holdings, Ltd, 25 Corporate Place South, PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY 08854
on — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels , affecting the Multiple internal chest locations.
Final narrative
An employee was replacing a light fixture while on the sixth rung of an 8-foot ladder when they fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for two broken ribs, a bruised hip, and a punctured lung.
Hospitalized Multiple internal chest locations Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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