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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2017065702 · 6/21/2017 · Martin Automatic, Inc.

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
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
Martin Automatic, Inc.
Location
1661 Northrock Ct., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61103
NAICS
333244
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a bundle of steel angle iron from a parked trailer in the shop delivery area using an overhead bridge crane. He was using the crane's hand pendant controller to control the crane's operation to lift the bundle of steel off the flatbed trailer and to lower it next to the trailer. At some point during the lowering operation, the wrong button was pushed on the pendant controller and the load swung and struck him in the chest while he was standing between the trailer and the swinging load. He suffered a punctured lung and broken rib(s).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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