Bruises, contusions

Name: Bruises, contusions at Scrap Metal Services, LLC
Start: 10/26/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010290 · 10/26/2017 · Scrap Metal Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Bruises, contusions

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name: Scrap Metal Services, LLC
Location: 560 Hook's Lake Rd., MALCOLM, ALABAMA, 36556
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a steel coil using a 5-foot long torch. When he got to the last section of the cut, the coil broke open and struck his left side (elbow and torso). He suffered bruising and a potential internal injury.

Source

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