Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Loveland Excavating and Paving
Start: 8/30/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017088338 · 8/30/2017 · Loveland Excavating and Paving

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 falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Loveland Excavating and Paving
Location: 9035 Fields Ertel Rd, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45249
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was starting to unload equipment from a trailer. The employee released the bar holding the trailer ramps up when the hydraulics failed, causing the ramp to fall on the employee. The employee suffered a head laceration, three broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a lower back injury.

Source

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