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A. Arsenault & Sons, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at A. Arsenault & Sons, Inc. in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer A. Arsenault & Sons, Inc. Report ID 2015118958
Address Shaw's, Webster Sq Plaza, 68 Stafford St City, State ZIP WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01603
Event Date November 27, 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 Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.24000, -71.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing holiday decorations from the bucket of a bucket truck when the piston broke on the lower arm of the bucket truck causing the bucket to fall with the employee harnessed inside. The employee suffered broken ribs and a lacerated spleen.

Incident Summary

On November 27, 2015, a worker at A. Arsenault & Sons, Inc. in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 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 boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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