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Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

1 hospitalization · 2024021289 · 2/10/2024 · Prolec GE USA LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Abdomen unspecified
Nature of injury
Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Prolec GE USA LLC
Location
7000 West Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71129
NAICS
541690
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was moving a unit down a conveyor line to begin work at his work station. The unit became stuck on the rotating conveyor in front of the work station. To dislodge the unit, two other employee began to push and pry the unit forward. The conveyor rotated to be perpendicular with the work station. Once the conveyor was turned, the unit moved toward the injured employee and pinned them against their workstation, resulting in a punctured abdomen and liver hematoma that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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