Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.
Start: 5/9/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054019 · 5/9/2022 · Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.

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: Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
Source: Off-road passenger vehicles-powered, n.e.c
Secondary source: Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders

Employer

Name: Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.
Location: 600 Baxley Highway, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a UTV on-site traveling east and collided with a front-end loader that was traveling north and turning at the same intersection. The injured employee was struck by the bucket of the loader and sustained broken ribs and a pneumothorax.

Source

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