Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Torgerson's Equipment
Start: 8/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087954 · 8/27/2024 · Torgerson's Equipment

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple internal chest locations
Nature of injury: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Nonroadway noncollision Struck by shifting, dislodged load in transport
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Wheel chocks, blocks

Employer

Name: Torgerson's Equipment
Location: 4701 River Drive North, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 59405
NAICS: 423820
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a header using a forklift for a scheduled training session. The header rolled over the tire chocks and the employee was pinned between the header and the backrest of the forklift. He freed himself and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured sternum, fractured ribs, and punctured lungs.

Source

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