Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Vulcan Materials Company
Start: 9/19/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099812 · 9/19/2019 · Vulcan Materials Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Vulcan Materials Company
Location: 4303 N . Loop 604 East, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78247
NAICS: 212313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee climbed onto a collector conveyor belt to pry a large rock out from under a feeder grate. The plant was started and the employee was pulled down onto the conveyor under another feeder conveyor. He fell clear after about four seconds of the belt moving under him, having suffered several broken ribs and an internal injury.

Source

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