Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nelson Pipeline
Start: 4/27/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043459 · 4/27/2021 · Nelson Pipeline

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: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Nelson Pipeline
Location: Banning Lewis Housing Community, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80927
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

As an employee was exiting a trench on a ladder, an excavator bucket became detached from its boom, slid down the slope of the trench, and struck the employee. The employee suffered a lacerated liver and damage to the diaphragm.

Source

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