Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at H. H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Start: 8/9/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088151 · 8/9/2019 · H. H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.

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 object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: H. H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Location: 107 Highland Street, MARTINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 16662
NAICS: 316213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift driver move a sole press machine when the machine tipped over and fell onto the employee. The employee was pinned between the machine and the floor, suffering broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a cut to the left ear.

Source

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