Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Oklahoma & Texas Panhandle Compress, Inc.
Start: 10/15/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010793 · 10/15/2019 · Oklahoma & Texas Panhandle Compress, 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: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Oklahoma & Texas Panhandle Compress, Inc.
Location: 700 S. Ave. C, POST, TEXAS, 79356
NAICS: 493130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working in a man-made basket that was tied to the clamps and mast of a powered industrial truck. The basket was raised 7 feet when a safety attachment broke and both employees fell to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with a fractured right elbow, fractured right ribs, and a punctured right lung.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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