Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at John Wood Group USA Inc.
Start: 2/10/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025021297 · 2/10/2025 · John Wood Group USA Inc.

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: Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary source: Excavators

Employer

Name: John Wood Group USA Inc.
Location: Dyess Air Force Base, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79606
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a trench, welding/installing a new pipe that was being held up using an excavator. The excavator arm rotated, and the employee was pinned between the pipe and the trench box. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Source

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