Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at LKQ Corporation
Start: 5/22/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054999 · 5/22/2018 · LKQ Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: LKQ Corporation
Location: 1355 W 52nd Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80221
NAICS: 423140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a vehicle jack to hold up a vehicle while operating a speed impact gun. The vehicle jack failed and the vehicle struck the employee's head, causing a concussion and skull fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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