Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Valmont Newmark, Inc.
Start: 9/29/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015097241 · 9/29/2015 · Valmont Newmark, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Valmont Newmark, Inc.
Location: 4131 US. Hwy. 17 S, BARTOW, FLORIDA, 33830
NAICS: 335311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While a travel crane operator was in the process of climbing up to the cab of the crane, he slipped off a rung that was approximately 28 inches from the ground and hit his head on the ground. He suffered a laceration to the skull along with swelling at the base of his spine near the neck.

Source

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