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Trail-Eze, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Trail-Eze, Inc. in MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Trail-Eze, Inc. Report ID 2018021972
Address 323 West Quince Street City, State ZIP MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA 57301
Event Date February 27, 2018 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 less than 6 feet Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 336212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.68000, -98.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up the hydraulic and electrical lines from a trailer to a semi-truck when the employee lost balance on the semi sidestep and fell face-first to the ground. The employee suffered internal bleeding and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2018, a worker at Trail-Eze, Inc. in MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA 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 less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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