Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Southern DirtWorks, LLC
Start: 8/7/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088120 · 8/7/2019 · Southern DirtWorks, LLC

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: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Southern DirtWorks, LLC
Location: 3522 Greenbriar Rd., MACON, GEORGIA, 31204
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an excavator along with a chain to pull a dump truck that was stuck. The chain broke and hit the employee in the chest causing a laceration, a bruise, a cracked sternum, and also caused his heart to beat out of rhythm. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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