Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association
Start: 4/25/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043972 · 4/25/2018 · Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association

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: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Ground, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name: Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association
Location: Old Hwy 105 & FM 2854, MAGNOLIA, TEXAS, 77355
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a wire while walking backward when the wire came loose. The employee then fell over a tree limb and landed on his back, breaking three ribs and suffering a collapsed lung.

Source

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