Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at W&W Energy Services
Start: 11/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110804 · 11/24/2023 · W&W Energy Services

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: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: W&W Energy Services
Location: Vital Energy Section 39 Compressor Station U.S. Highway 285, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was securing ladders on a gang truck. He lost his footing and fell from the back of the truck bed, striking his abdomen on the edge of the bed or the trailer hitch. The employee sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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