Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Jindal Tubular USA, LLC
Start: 3/29/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019033283 · 3/29/2019 · Jindal Tubular USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: Jindal Tubular USA, LLC
Location: 13092 Seaolane Rd., BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI, 39520
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting welding wire from a welding machine's welding head when he was struck from behind by the welding machine boom and knocked into a steel pipe that was being loaded onto the welding rack. He suffered a ruptured intestine and torn ligament in the right leg.

Source

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