Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Scrap Metal Services LLC
Start: 12/28/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211913 · 12/28/2024 · Scrap Metal Services 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 suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source: Limbs, branches unattached
Secondary source: Cranes unspecified

Employer

Name: Scrap Metal Services LLC
Location: 3000 W. 139th Street, BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 60406
NAICS: 331492
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 28, 2024, at 10:23 AM, the injured employee was spotting for the operator of a shear crane while conducting tree trimming/removal operations. The injured employee was standing about 4 feet from the ground on top of scrap steel trusses. After the shear crane cut the tree, it began dragging a large branch which struck the injured employee and knocked him down onto the scrap pile. He sustained four broken ribs on the left side and a left lung contusion. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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