Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sullivan & Merritt Constructors, Inc.
Start: 12/19/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213010 · 12/19/2019 · Sullivan & Merritt Constructors, 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 falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Furnaces, heaters
Secondary source: Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name: Sullivan & Merritt Constructors, Inc.
Location: ND Paper, OLD TOWN, MAINE, 04468
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a cast iron heater from the overhead in a mill. Ropes that were temporarily holding the unit broke and the unit knocked the employee from his ladder to the floor. He suffered 11 broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a head laceration and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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