Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Parmer County Cotton Growers
Start: 12/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211586 · 12/15/2024 · Parmer County Cotton Growers

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: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source: Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping
Secondary source: Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached

Employer

Name: Parmer County Cotton Growers
Location: 340 US Hwy 84, FARWELL, TEXAS, 79325
NAICS: 115111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a manlift while cleaning module vents. He was moving the manlift to the next vent when the manlift pinned him against a building truss. The employee sustained broken ribs and a lung injury.

Source

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