Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at HMT Pasadena Tank Corporation
Start: 5/3/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054014 · 5/3/2017 · HMT Pasadena Tank Corporation

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: Trailers
Secondary source: Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified

Employer

Name: HMT Pasadena Tank Corporation
Location: 15915 Jacinto Port Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
NAICS: 541990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was blasting a girder for a petroleum tank that was stationed on a trailer in a blasting booth. He slipped on grit that was on the surface of the girder and fell about 40 inches to the ground on his left side, breaking ribs and injuring his internal organs. He was hospitalized.

Source

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