Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Exel, Inc., 300 South Salem Church Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17408
on , Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
On 10/22/2015 at approximately 10:10 pm, a forklift operator stopped his forklift and placed it in park. The employee took a drink of water that caused him to cough and presumably choke. The coughing, caused the employee to lose consciousness and fall from the forklift suffering eight broken ribs and a lacerated spleen.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered