Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Hampton Roads Connector Partners
Start: 10/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109690 · 10/20/2023 · Hampton Roads Connector Partners

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: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Hampton Roads Connector Partners
Location: 240 Corporate Boulevard., NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23502
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee and co-workers were pulling a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe through a conduit pipe using an electric puller. The cable and the HDPE pipe became stuck, causing the electric puller to dislodge and strike the employee in the chest. The employee suffered pneumothorax on the right side of their chest as well as a fracture of the sixth rib on their right side.

Source

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