Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Builders FirstSource Corporate Office
Start: 6/21/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023065490 · 6/21/2023 · Builders FirstSource Corporate Office

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: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary source: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name: Builders FirstSource Corporate Office
Location: 4501 Burleson Rd., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78744
NAICS: 423310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking through the saw department where equipment was producing engineered wood products. The employee was struck in the abdomen by a piece of wood measuring 20 feet long with a 20 inch diameter, resulting in internal bleeding and a ruptured small intestine.

Source

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