Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at J.W. Powerline, LLC
Start: 3/15/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032567 · 3/15/2018 · J.W. Powerline, LLC

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: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: J.W. Powerline, LLC
Location: 495 FM 1450, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While in a trench taking a material survey for the next day, an employee was struck by a 1,000-pound electrical panel and caught between the panel and trench wall. The employee sustained multiple rib fractures on both sides, as well as a lacerated liver and spleen.

Source

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