Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Waupun Equipment Co., Inc.
Start: 11/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191112139 · 11/22/2019 · Waupun Equipment Co., 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: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders

Employer

Name: Waupun Equipment Co., Inc.
Location: W7256 Hwy 49 West, WAUPUN, WISCONSIN, 53963
NAICS: 423820
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was training a customer on the use of a skid steer with an attachment. The side window of the skid steer was frozen shut and the employee was positioned between the skid steer and the front attachment. While the customer was operating the skid steer, it lurched, and the employee fell onto the blades of the attachment sustaining broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Source

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