Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Frenchman Valley Produce
Start: 4/5/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043097 · 4/5/2017 · Frenchman Valley Produce

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: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Plowing and cultivating machinery

Employer

Name: Frenchman Valley Produce
Location: 32500 W Hwy 23, WALLACE, NEBRASKA, 69169
NAICS: 111211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 5, 2016, at around 11:00 AM, an employee and a coworker were loosening jam nuts while standing on a tractor hitch. When the employee loosened a jam nut, he lost his balance and fell backwards approximately 3 to 4 feet, landing on his back. He suffered a collapsed right lung and 2 or 3 fractured ribs.

Source

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