CLAREMONT FLOCK CORPORATION

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at CLAREMONT FLOCK CORPORATION in LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts
Employer CLAREMONT FLOCK CORPORATION
Address 107 Scott Dr
City, State ZIP LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts 01453
Report ID 2016087756
Event Date August 18, 2016
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, unspecified
Source of Injury Extension ladders
Industry (NAICS) 325998
GPS Coordinates 42.52826, -71.73657

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Incident Narrative

An employee fell off a portable ladder while fixing a machine, breaking three ribs and puncturing a lung. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2016, a worker at CLAREMONT FLOCK CORPORATION in LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts 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, unspecified, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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