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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2017076952 · 7/25/2017 · Triple-S Steel Supply

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 part of powered vehicle
Source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
Triple-S Steel Supply
Location
2042 West Thompson Place, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78226
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 10-ton overhead crane and had picked up a bundle of steel angles weighing 7,250 lbs. The employee and a coworker then raised the bundle around 4 feet high and started to cut the metal strapping off the bundle. The employees were on their third band when the crane was moved southward, pushing them over a stack of angles and pinning them against some pipe. The material struck the employee's chest, cracking ribs and puncturing a lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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