Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Metform
Start: 4/22/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043498 · 4/22/2022 · Metform

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: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Metform
Location: 2551 Wacker Rd., SAVANNA, ILLINOIS, 61074
NAICS: 423710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were doing maintenance work on belts. An employee tried to step over a chain while it was being used to tighten the slack on a belt; the employee fell to the ground and suffered a collapsed lung.

Source

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