Concussions

Name: Concussions at Carnegie Mellon University
Start: 9/1/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021097535 · 9/1/2021 · Carnegie Mellon University

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Carnegie Mellon University
Location: 5000 Forbes Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15213
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was disassembling a manhole cover lifter to be loaded into a work van. As the employee was removing the magnetic attachment and bent over to pick it up, the long handle fell down, hitting the employee on the head. The employee suffered a concussion.

Source

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