Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Gage Brothers
Start: 7/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077100 · 7/13/2019 · Gage Brothers

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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Structural stones or slabs, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Structural stones or slabs, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Gage Brothers
Location: 2800 N. Bahnson Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57104
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to move precast concrete panels in the yard using a gantry crane. The employee was caught between two panels as one was being placed and the employee tried to reset the foot panel on which the panel rests. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

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