Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Viterra USA Grain, LLC
Start: 12/9/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211380 · 12/9/2024 · Viterra USA Grain, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Wire, cables nonelectrified
Secondary source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Viterra USA Grain, LLC
Location: 1601 Terminal Road, MACEO, KENTUCKY, 42355
NAICS: 424510
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was using a winch to secure a barge to a dock. The cable of an adjoining winch snapped and struck his left side, causing blunt force trauma and internal injuries to his abdomen.

Source

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