Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at OXBOW CALCINING LLC
Start: 8/29/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024088049 · 8/29/2024 · OXBOW CALCINING LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Hydraulic and pressurized hoses, lines
Secondary source: Air compressors

Employer

Name: OXBOW CALCINING LLC
Location: 3901 Coke Dock Rd., PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
NAICS: 324199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was uncoupling a hose from an air compressor. The pressurized hose struck the employee's left side, fracturing a rib and lacerating their kidney and spleen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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