Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Thyssenkrupp Elevator Company
Start: 9/22/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016098975 · 9/22/2016 · Thyssenkrupp Elevator Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Concrete blocks, cinder blocks

Employer

Name: Thyssenkrupp Elevator Company
Location: 50 West Broad Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215
NAICS: 333921
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about on September 22, 2016, an employee was installing compensation rope to elevator counter weights when a cinderblock brick fell down the 180' elevator hoist way and hit the employee in the head. The employee suffered a broken neck, concussion, and lacerations.

Source

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