Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Valmont Industries, Inc.
Start: 11/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118673 · 11/16/2015 · Valmont Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name: Valmont Industries, Inc.
Location: 28800 IDA STREET, VALLEY, NEBRASKA, 68064
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had swelling of the knee after kneeling down to perform work on the fluting machine. An infection ensued causing the employee to be hospitalized for treatment.

Source

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