Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Start: 6/14/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019066039 · 6/14/2019 · NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME COMPANY, INCORPORATED

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone
Source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name: NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Location: Interstate 95 East Mile 42.6, LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19057
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a road crew that was replacing asphalt in a closed left lane when a vehicle involved in a high-speed police pursuit entered the left lane road closure area. The speeding vehicle swerved around a state police vehicle stationed at the construction site and struck another vehicle. One of the vehicles struck the employee, who suffered a punctured lung; a ruptured spleen; and lacerations to the right knee, ankle, and wrist.

Source

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