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MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION in MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT
Employer MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION Report ID 2020010826
Address 350 TROLLEY LINE BLVD, ROUTE 2 City, State ZIP MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT 06338
Event Date January 25, 2020 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 less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 921150 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.47000, -71.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking on a stage when he fell approximately 42 inches off the stage to the floor below. He was hospitalized and had to have his spleen removed.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2020, a worker at MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION in MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT 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 less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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