Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Vernor Material & Equipment Co Inc
Start: 5/23/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054482 · 5/23/2022 · Vernor Material & Equipment Co Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Scrap metal
Secondary source: Containers, unspecified

Employer

Name: Vernor Material & Equipment Co Inc
Location: 545 Wilson Road, FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a blowtorch to cut a large metal container when a piece of metal fell from the container and struck him. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a fractured femur.

Source

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