Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Brewster Companies, Inc.
Start: 3/22/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032481 · 3/22/2016 · Brewster Companies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Grinders, abraders
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Brewster Companies, Inc.
Location: Union Pacific High Speed Rail Spur, GODFREY, ILLINOIS, 62035
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a horizontal grinder and had the guard in an upright position to access the work area. A strong gust of wind displaced the guard and it fell on the employee's head, resulting in torn neck ligaments. The employee was wearing a hard hat at the time of the incident.

Source

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