Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, 1600 Fort Jesse Rd, NORMAL, ILLINOIS 61761
on , Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels, affecting the multiple internal chest locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was walking backward on top of a tire machine while carrying drum sections when he fell 2.5 feet onto the machine's O-ring segment. This resulted in two fractured ribs and a punctured lung that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedMultiple internal chest locationsMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
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