Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY
Start: 7/12/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076266 · 7/12/2016 · AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wheels, tire rims
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY
Location: 3000 American Bridge Way, CORAOPOLIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15108
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a tire from a forklift. While removing the tire from the split rim, the employee removed all of the split rim bolts. When the tire was inflated, the split rim separated and struck the employee in the left side of his head, face, and jaw. He suffered lacerations that required surgery.

Source

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