Herniated discs

Name: Herniated discs at W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc.
Start: 12/22/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211945 · 12/22/2020 · W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lumbar region
Nature of injury: Herniated discs

Cause

Event: Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
Source: Bulldozers
Secondary source: Rocks, crushed stone

Employer

Name: W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc.
Location: 16 Access Hwy, LINCOLN, MAINE, 04457
NAICS: 484220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a bulldozer on a worksite when the bulldozer struck a rock which jolted the employee causing spinal pain. The pain increased until the employee lost all feeling in his legs. The employee was hospitalized with a herniated disc at L2-L3.

Source

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