Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Southwestern Public Service Company
Start: 8/8/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088094 · 8/8/2018 · Southwestern Public Service Company

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: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Rope, twine, string
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Southwestern Public Service Company
Location: CR 91and 769, DENVER CITY, TEXAS, 79323
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Conductors were being strung up with ropes. While signaling to allow a conductor to be pulled up, an employee did not release the rope and it pulled him in the air. He let go of the rope while in the air and fell to the ground, suffering fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

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