Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Intermountain Gas Company, Inc.
Start: 2/14/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020021472 · 2/14/2020 · Intermountain Gas 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: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Trees, logs, limbs, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Intermountain Gas Company, Inc.
Location: 1268 W Cobblefield Court, MERIDIAN, IDAHO, 83642
NAICS: 221210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was tightening a gas line fitting. The employee's wrench slipped off the fitting, and the employee fell backwards onto a tree stump, suffering a broken right rib and a punctured lung.

Source

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