Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Menard, Inc.
Start: 12/1/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231210982 · 12/1/2023 · Menard, Inc.

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: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Stacking machinery

Employer

Name: Menard, Inc.
Location: 14502 CR 15, HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO, 43554
NAICS: 423990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 1, 2023, an employee was trying to retrieve a fallen wooden board from a layer picker machine. The machine's vacuum head lowered onto the employee, pinning them against the lumber. The employee suffered crushing injuries to the torso: broken ribs and lacerations to the liver and spleen.

Source

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