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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
1 hospitalization · 2022086958 · 8/7/2022 · Cook Children's Hospital
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
- Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- Source
- Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- Cook Children's Hospital
- Location
- 801 7th Ave., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76104
- NAICS
- 622110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was removing a blanket cooler machine from a patient's room. The employee sustained a collapsed lung while lifting the machine.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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