Intracranial injuries with skull fractures

Name: Intracranial injuries with skull fractures at Valmont Industries, Inc.
Start: 4/26/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043899 · 4/26/2025 · Valmont Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Intracranial injuries with skull fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary source: Hoists, lifts overhead, cable

Employer

Name: Valmont Industries, Inc.
Location: 801 N Xanthus, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74101
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rigging equipment at a manufacturing site. He was rigging a chain sling with a hook to lift up machine paneling and access the linear bearings. The chain sling hook slipped, went into the air, and struck the employee on the head, resulting in a skull fracture and brain bleed.

Source

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