Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at North American Contractors INC
Start: 3/14/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032508 · 3/14/2018 · North American Contractors INC

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 object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: North American Contractors INC
Location: 3443 Ed Bluestein Dr, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78721
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attending a tag line while a forklift was lowering a steel joist to the ground when the joist fell from the forklift and struck the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs, a perforated lung, and a broken leg.

Source

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