Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at C&S Wholesale Services, Inc.
Start: 3/27/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032819 · 3/27/2020 · C&S Wholesale Services, 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 rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source: Pallet jack-nonpowered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: C&S Wholesale Services, Inc.
Location: 15500 West Beaver Street, BALDWIN, FLORIDA, 32234
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee attempted to walk a pallet jack backwards when the steering handle turned, causing him to be pinned between the pallet jack and a rack. He suffered a contusion to the chest and collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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