Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS, INC.
Start: 8/5/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088021 · 8/5/2019 · ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Pelvis
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary source: Shovels

Employer

Name: ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS, INC.
Location: PO BOX 4429, HELENA, MONTANA, 59604
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While entering a 3-foot trench, an employee fell onto the handle of a shovel. The employee was impaled by the handle, and sustained injuries which included a perforated intestine and a broken rib.

Source

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