Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Red Ball Oxygen Company, Inc.
Start: 1/3/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010072 · 1/3/2019 · Red Ball Oxygen Company, Inc.

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: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Red Ball Oxygen Company, Inc.
Location: 2111 Cypress Street, WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA, 71291
NAICS: 333992
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on the front of a utility trailer near the end of a forklift load that was being secured. Only one end of the load was secured when the forklift was removed. The load proceeded to lean over and fall toward the employee, knocking him to the metal fabricated loading dock. He suffered a broken leg, broken collarbone, shoulder blade contusions, and a collapsed lung.

Source

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