Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Alpine Steel, LLC
Start: 12/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211895 · 12/27/2024 · Alpine Steel, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Internal neck structures
Nature of injury: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Chips, pellets metal
Secondary source: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Alpine Steel, LLC
Location: 755 Airport Road, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO, 81601
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was utilizing a hydraulic ironworker machine to punch plates for a structural steel job. A piece of metal came off and punctured his trachea.

Source

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