Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Forterra Concrete Products
Start: 6/18/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019066136 · 6/18/2019 · Forterra Concrete Products

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: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name: Forterra Concrete Products
Location: 1601 Culvert Street, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57701
NAICS: 327332
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing the inside steel pieces of a 91-inch by 91-inch by 6-foot concrete form, breaking the form down. The floor piece of the form (weighing more than 1,000 pounds) fell onto the employee's right side, lacerating his liver and injuring his right kidney and spleen.

Source

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