Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified at Americas Welders Corp.
Start: 8/18/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087952 · 8/18/2017 · Americas Welders Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Secondary source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Americas Welders Corp.
Location: 2050 FM 1405, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
NAICS: 238190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from an extendable boom platform when the boom was struck by an overhead crane's block and tackle, which had broken loose. The employee was thrown outside of the platform, suffering multiple spinal injuries and requiring hospitalization.

Source

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