Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Valley Gin Company
Start: 3/16/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021032265 · 3/16/2021 · Valley Gin Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Valley Gin Company
Location: 701 O.T. Smith Rd., TORNILLO, TEXAS, 79853
NAICS: 115111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to stack cotton bales for transport. Two of the bales fell and struck the employee, causing head, rib, and pelvis injuries.

Source

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