Brightview Landscape Services
Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — HAMILTON, New Jersey
| Employer | Brightview Landscape Services |
| Address | 75 South Way Ste A |
| City, State ZIP | HAMILTON, New Jersey 08619 |
| Report ID | 2022054681 |
| Event Date | May 31, 2022 |
| 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 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Ground, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.20000, -74.74000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was trimming weeds with a line trimmer when the trimmer got hung up at the bottom of a flagpole, causing him to fall and drop the trimmer. The employee fell forward and landed with his chest hitting the engine of the line trimmer that had fallen to the ground, resulting in internal bleeding.
Incident Summary
On May 31, 2022, a worker at Brightview Landscape Services in HAMILTON, New Jersey 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 fall on same level, n.e.c., with ground, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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