Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
Start: 11/12/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110427 · 11/12/2023 · Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

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: Fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Structures and surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
Location: 1270 Nuclear Plant Road, SPRING CITY, TENNESSEE, 37381
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was using a shepherd's hook to help position a jib crane. The hook slipped and the employee fell into an adjacent structure, suffering three broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

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