Bruises, contusions

Name: Bruises, contusions at Bobcat Gas Storage
Start: 7/31/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076918 · 7/31/2023 · Bobcat Gas Storage

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Bruises, contusions

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Bobcat Gas Storage
Location: 19210 U.S. Highway 190, PORT BARRE, LOUISIANA, 70577
NAICS: 486210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting with the removal of a discharge bottle for a maintenance activity. The bottle was suspended with a hoist when it shifted and pinned the employee's leg between it and a piece of pipe. The employee's left leg was bruised and swollen below the knee, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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