Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Post Recycling
Start: 3/17/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021032296 · 3/17/2021 · Post Recycling

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 swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Post Recycling
Location: 1751 River Run, suite 405, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76107
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were rigging up a work over rig and using a crane to move a blowout preventer off a trailer. The blowout preventer moved and swung once it was lifted from the ground, hitting an employee in the chest. He suffered minor internal bleeding and was hospitalized.

Source

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