Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Siemens Postal, Parcel and Airport Logistics
Start: 7/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015074729 · 7/16/2015 · Siemens Postal, Parcel and Airport Logistics

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Siemens Postal, Parcel and Airport Logistics
Location: 2700 Esters Blvd., DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS, 75261
NAICS: 423390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing demolition work on the old baggage handling system at Terminal B. The employee was cutting the last 2 U bolts. The pipe-hanger got caught and was hanging on the conveyor when it started to pull forward. It got free and sprung backwards, smashing the employee's hand.

Source

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