Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at E & M Contracting
Start: 3/13/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032465 · 3/13/2018 · E & M Contracting

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Excavation or trenching cave-in
Source: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: E & M Contracting
Location: St. Benards Hospital, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working inside a trench approximately 3 feet deep. An excavator was working above him when the weight of the excavator caused one of the trench walls to fall, pushing the rebar cage into the employee and striking his abdomen. He was hospitalized with abdominal bleeding.

Source

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