Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Memco Staffing (Thomas Grace - Prime Contractor)
Start: 7/17/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077235 · 7/17/2019 · Memco Staffing (Thomas Grace - Prime Contractor)

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: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: Memco Staffing (Thomas Grace - Prime Contractor)
Location: 2700 Eldridge Pkwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77082
NAICS: 561311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing up while riding on the back of a scissor lift. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift's rail and an exterior metal door frame, resulting in broken ribs and blood in the lungs.

Source

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