Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at American Automatic Sprinkler
Start: 9/20/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022098325 · 9/20/2022 · American Automatic Sprinkler

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Container caps, lids, covers
Secondary source: Pressure lines, except hoses

Employer

Name: American Automatic Sprinkler
Location: 2336 Inwood Road, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75235
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from a scissor lift, using an impact drill to remove the couplings from around the cap of a sprinkler main. When the cap was removed, pressure caused it to strike the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a broken sternum, broken ribs, a heart contusion, and a facial abrasion.

Source

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