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Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

1 hospitalization · 2024021370 · 2/13/2024 · Recycle WV

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source
Excavators
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Recycle WV
Location
951 Virginian Industrial Park Road, PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24740
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a heating unit on an excavator. As they stepped off the excavator, the employee lost footing and fell striking their head on the concrete. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for a brain bleed that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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