Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Cardoso Construction Co
Start: 8/7/2015

2 hospitalizations · 2015085567 · 8/7/2015 · Cardoso Construction Co

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Cardoso Construction Co
Location: 2072 Route 130 N, FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY, 08518
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were dismantling a concrete form when a forklift operator hit the corner of the concrete form and the boom holding the form tipped over onto a worker. The worker suffered three fractured ribs that punctured the kidney and liver.

Source

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