Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Veolia Water North America
Start: 6/30/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015064230 · 6/30/2015 · Veolia Water North America

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Off-road or industrial vehicle-powered, n.e.c
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Veolia Water North America
Location: 1 West 30th Street, KENNER, LOUISIANA, 70065
NAICS: 924110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A new employee was observing an experienced employee on how to connect a yard mule to a dump trailer. The fifth wheel on the yard mule and the king pin on the trailer did not engage. The driver did not realize that they did not engage and the injured employee was caught between the cab and the trailer. The injured employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown