Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Airgas USA, LLC.
Start: 10/27/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161010110 · 10/27/2016 · Airgas USA, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Pressurized air-blast

Employer

Name: Airgas USA, LLC.
Location: 7205 Gault Avenue, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA, 35967
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was unloading CO2 into a tank for a customer. The hoses were not connected when the product (CO2) valve was opened and CO2 struck him in the abdomen knocking the employee down. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a spleen injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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