Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Global Vessel & Tank
Start: 4/25/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043537 · 4/25/2022 · Global Vessel & Tank

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
Source: Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
Secondary source: Containers-pressurized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Global Vessel & Tank
Location: 3206 Coteau Road, NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA, 70560
NAICS: 332420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A carbon steel plug for a water separator was released during a pressure test. The pressure inside the separator forced an impact tool into an employee's upper torso, causing four broken ribs, a liver laceration, and a bruised lung.

Source

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