Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Weldship Corporation
Start: 12/13/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211345 · 12/13/2023 · Weldship Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Pelvis
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nitrogen
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Weldship Corporation
Location: 225 West Second Street, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18015
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.

Source

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