Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.
Start: 4/1/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016042754 · 4/1/2016 · Caesarstone Technologies USA 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: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Stone, marble, granite slabs

Employer

Name: Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.
Location: 1 Caesarstone Drive, RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA, 31324
NAICS: 327991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inside an intermodal container positioned to the right of granite slabs that were stacked in an A-frame manner. As a forklift was unloading the slabs from the left side of the A-frame, the slabs on the right side fell and struck the employee. The employee was pinned between 7 to 8 slabs and the side of the container. The slabs weigh approximately 700 pounds each. The employee sustained bruised ribs and lungs.

Source

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