Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at UNIT Corporation
Start: 8/27/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017088239 · 8/27/2017 · UNIT Corporation

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 6 to 10 feet
Source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: UNIT Corporation
Location: OKLAHOMA
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making a connection with tongs and cables when one of the cables on the (muffled) drive caught the tongs and lifted them up. He held on to the tongs for approximately 10 feet before he fell to the ground. He landed on his side, fracturing ribs and vertebrae and puncturing a lung. He was hospitalized.

Source

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