Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Name: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at SGS North America
Start: 2/15/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021505 · 2/15/2017 · SGS North America

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: SGS North America
Location: Citgo Petroleum Refinery, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70602
NAICS: 541990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking to a sampling location when he tripped on a barge rib and fell, striking the steel beam with his face. He busted his teeth, fractured his nose, and punctured an artery, requiring surgery.

Source

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