Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at National Vacuum Corporation
Start: 6/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065260 · 6/9/2017 · National Vacuum Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Container caps, lids, covers
Secondary source: Barrels, drums-except pressurized

Employer

Name: National Vacuum Corporation
Location: 3181 Buffalo Avenue, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14303
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a drum filled with chunks of lithium. The employee hooked a drum cart to the drum and tilted it back. The drum lid blew off and struck the employee in the face and upper body.

Source

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