COVENTRY, RHODE ISLAND—
Thomas Engineering, Inc.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
An employee had just finished changing the oil in a compressor. He descended a small step ladder to the ground. When he reached the ground, he turned and tripped over the step ladder. He lost his footing and fell, striking his abdomen on a stock support roller and suffering a spleen injury.
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