Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at B. C. T. GIN CO., INC.
Start: 11/1/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118201 · 11/1/2015 · B. C. T. GIN CO., INC.

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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: B. C. T. GIN CO., INC.
Location: 470 BCT Gin Road, QUITMAN, GEORGIA, 31643
NAICS: 115111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee working as a bagger tried to obtain a cotton sample from the side of the cotton bale and was caught by the belt pushing him into the bagger. The employee suffered a broken rib and a punctured lung.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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