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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2016064880 · 6/2/2016 · Precoat Metals

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event
Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Precoat Metals
Location
4502 Freedom Way, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26062
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a bearing on a shaft and was using a sledge hammer to seat the bearing when he suffered pain in his lower back. He was hospitalized with a broken blood vessel in the lumbar back area.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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