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RED Technologies, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at RED Technologies, LLC in PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT
Employer RED Technologies, LLC Report ID 2023021233
Address 254 Airline Avenue City, State ZIP PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT 06480
Event Date February 8, 2023 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 Loaders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.56000, -72.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been operating a loader. When he began exiting the loader, he slipped and fell approximately 5 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a punctured lung and fractures to the collar bone, sternum, and ribs.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2023, a worker at RED Technologies, LLC in PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT 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 loaders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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