Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Mid-Continent Rental Company
Start: 4/17/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020043554 · 4/17/2020 · Mid-Continent Rental Company

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: Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Mid-Continent Rental Company
Location: 15500 South Merdian Ave., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73173
NAICS: 532490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to position a power cylinder head into storage with an overhead crane. While placing the power cylinder in the bottom part of the rack, the rack shook and knocked off another power cylinder that struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Source

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