Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

Name: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System
Start: 12/27/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211211081 · 12/27/2021 · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System
Location: 4801 Veterans Drive, SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA, 56303
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was clearing snow out of a parking area, using a mini-loader with a bucket attached. The bucket hit a water shutoff valve sticking up above the road surface; the mini-loader stopped, and the employee hit its glass front door and shattered the glass. The employee suffered a head laceration, an injured tongue, an injured sternum, broken ribs, and an injured hand.

Source

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