Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nakanishi Manufacturing Corporation
Start: 2/3/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021103 · 2/3/2017 · Nakanishi Manufacturing Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source: Bands

Employer

Name: Nakanishi Manufacturing Corporation
Location: 1225 Voyles Road, WINTERVILLE, GEORGIA, 30683
NAICS: 336310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a steel coil that weighed approximately 5000 lbs. back into the coil rack when the banding caught on another coil, causing it to twist and strike the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a bruised liver, bruised kidneys, and internal bleeding.

Source

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