Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Seimens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Start: 2/15/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021739 · 2/15/2019 · Seimens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Seimens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Location: 1000 Commerce Str., HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, 67501
NAICS: 333611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A piece of crane rigging struck an employee's right arm, breaking the radius, dislocating the ulna, and causing a laceration. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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