Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Buchanan Hauling & Rigging
Start: 3/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019033009 · 3/22/2019 · Buchanan Hauling & Rigging

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 swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Buchanan Hauling & Rigging
Location: 200 Joe Frank Harris Blvd, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, 31523
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was kneeling between the rear end of a crane load (an aircraft tug) and the crane's outriggers. While the back end of the tug was being lowered, it swung toward the employee, striking him and pinning him against an outrigger. He suffered a broken jaw, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.

Source

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