Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc.
Start: 8/16/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087854 · 8/16/2017 · Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, 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: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc.
Location: 4101 Post Rd., MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA, 19061
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was tightening a bolt on a flange while standing on a wooden box when the employee slipped and fell from the box and struck a metal valve wheel, suffering a broken rib and punctured lung.

Source

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