Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Metal Processors, Inc.
Start: 3/6/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032157 · 3/6/2025 · Metal Processors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple internal chest locations
Nature of injury: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Other semi, tractor-trailer
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: Metal Processors, Inc.
Location: 1435 Allen St, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39201
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was stepping out of his 18-wheeler truck at the end of his shift when he fell off the bottom step to the ground below. He landed on his right side, suffering a broken collar bone, broken ribs, and a punctured lung.

Source

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