Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc., 1153 Chamberlin Road, MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT 06457
on , Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was in the in the rear of a bucket truck making up material when another employee aloft in the bucket began to lower the basket to its cradled position. The employee in the back of the truck was struck on the right shoulder by the bottom of the basket, which caused forward momentum and positioned him between the basket rest and the basket as it came to its resting position. He suffered five broken ribs on the right side of his abdomen and a hemopneumothorax.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersBoom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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