Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Wireco Worldgroup, Inc.
Start: 12/26/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211933 · 12/26/2016 · Wireco Worldgroup, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name: Wireco Worldgroup, Inc.
Location: 24150 Oak Grove Ln, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
NAICS: 331222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 26, 2016, two employees were moving a 90 inch metal reel using a forklift and a 4 X 4 wooden block. The reel spun and pinned the injured employee between the reel and the support beam resulting in a fractured rib and vertebrae and a collapsed lung.

Source

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