Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Walthall Oil Company
Start: 2/16/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021484 · 2/16/2023 · Walthall Oil Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders

Employer

Name: Walthall Oil Company
Location: 711 John Anderson Highway, FLAGLER BEACH, FLORIDA, 32136
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A truck driver was delivering fuel to a vendor and got stuck in mud in the yard. The employee attached his tractor trailer to a front-end loader to free it from the mud. The front-end loader reversed and the employee was crushed between both vehicles. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken humerus, a kidney injury, and an open wound.

Source

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