Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Host Terminals
Start: 10/1/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108512 · 10/1/2021 · Host Terminals

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Tugboat, towboat
Secondary source: Barge

Employer

Name: Host Terminals
Location: Louis Dreyfus Commodities, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
NAICS: 111110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading material from a dock onto a barge. A tugboat struck the barge. The employee was knocked off a ladder, hit the side of the barge, and fell into the water. The employee suffered broken ribs and a lacerated liver and was hospitalized.

Source

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