Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

Name: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Behlen Manufacturing Company
Start: 12/17/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211649 · 12/17/2024 · Behlen Manufacturing Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Beams and rails metal
Secondary source: Other constructed surface

Employer

Name: Behlen Manufacturing Company
Location: 4025 East 23rd Street, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, 68602
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was welding on a structural support beam. An adjacent beam was being prepped for work and was situated upright against two floor-mounted saw horses. The adjacent beam fell and struck the employee, resulting in five broken vertebrae, including the L1 and L2 vertebrae; broken ribs; a brain contusion; and a laceration to the back of head.

Source

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