Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at ATI Allegheny Ludlum
Start: 10/6/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107422 · 10/6/2015 · ATI Allegheny Ludlum

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: ATI Allegheny Ludlum
Location: 500 Green Street, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15301
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a steel plate when a scrap piece fell and was lodged on the cutting table. The employee attempted to remove the scrap plate with an overhead crane when the two hooks came loose and struck him in the chest and face. He sustained three fractured ribs, a collapsed right lung, and a nose laceration.

Source

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