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Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church in LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church Report ID 2015063852
Address 87 Old Mine Road City, State ZIP LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA 17042
Event Date June 17, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 813110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.25000, -76.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell from a 3-foot high deck truss and caught an adjacent truss just under his ribcage causing a blood vessel to rupture resulting in significant internal bleeding. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2015, a worker at Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church in LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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