Fractures

Name: Fractures at Wabash National Corporation
Start: 7/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077271 · 7/18/2018 · Wabash National Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Wabash National Corporation
Location: 902 2nd Main Street, ELROY, WISCONSIN, 53929
NAICS: 336212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was forming a semi tank trailer bulkhead when the bulkhead material failed and released air that dislodged the machine guarding shield. The shield struck the employee and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture and fractured vertebrae.

Source

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