Olympic Moving and Storage, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON
| Employer | Olympic Moving and Storage, Inc. | Report ID | 2015053283 |
| Address | Bldg 11D49 | City, State ZIP | JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON 98431 |
| Event Date | May 29, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484210 | Inspection # | 1069248 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.05000, -122.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working from a scissor lift. A bracket had been removed, and he stepped back and fell from the platform onto his back. He broke three ribs, ruptured his spleen, and fractured three vertebrae. He was hospitalized and had surgery on his ruptured spleen.
Incident Summary
On May 29, 2015, a worker at Olympic Moving and Storage, Inc. in JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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