Concussions

Name: Concussions at Columbia Machine, Inc.
Start: 10/28/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161010144 · 10/28/2016 · Columbia Machine, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
Secondary source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c

Employer

Name: Columbia Machine, Inc.
Location: 1970 S. service Road East, SULLIVAN, MISSOURI, 63080
NAICS: 327331
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were setting up a piece of concrete block manufacturing equipment using a telehandler to raise a section of fabricated steel. A piece of shipping pallet that was still attached to the steel fell from overhead and struck an employee in the head knocking him to the ground. The employee was admitted to the hospital for a concussion.

Source

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