Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Name: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at Valley Construction Company
Start: 5/1/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019054415 · 5/1/2019 · Valley Construction Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Excavating machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Valley Construction Company
Location: 17571 DMC Highway 79, MIDDLETOWN, IOWA, 52638
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On May 3, 2019, an employee was placing pipe in a trench and was working in the vicinity of an excavator. A hydraulic line on the excavator ruptured causing the bucket to swing down and strike the employee. The employee sustained a fractured right arm and kidney damage.

Source

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