Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Name: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at James McHugh Construction Company
Start: 5/2/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017053968 · 5/2/2017 · James McHugh Construction Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name: James McHugh Construction Company
Location: 381 East Wacker Dr., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an aerial lift at the worksite. A vehicle struck the boom of the lift causing it to swing into a steel column and the operator was bounced around in the basket resulting in facial and internal injuries and a fractured arm.

Source

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