Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Irby Construction Company
Start: 1/25/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010922 · 1/25/2019 · Irby Construction 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: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Irby Construction Company
Location: Structure 2 T-625, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS, 78130
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking away from the worksite where he had just attached a steel cable to the pulling machine. The employee was struck by a steel cable that broke off from a fiber rope. The employee sustained a right side clavicle fracture, left side rib fracture, and a collapsed lung.

Source

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