Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Archer Western Herzog
Start: 4/6/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043324 · 4/6/2018 · Archer Western Herzog

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c

Employer

Name: Archer Western Herzog
Location: 1198 East Dallas Road, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, 76051
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a grapple truck and loading 30-foot sections of railroad track at the storage yard. The end of the rail struck his abdomen and pinned him against the truck seat while he was attempting to load the rail on the truck. He suffered a traumatic hernia of the abdominal wall.

Source

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