Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
Final narrative
Employees were setting braces on a vertical wall. They had it rigged up using a jib pole attachment on a front-end loader. They secured a brace and an employee went up a ladder to disconnect the rigging from the hook. The injured employee was holding the ladder. The jib pole attachment (estimated to weigh 2,000 pounds) detached from the loader, struck the injured employee, and pinned him against the ladder. The employee was hospitalized with multiple injuries including a punctured lung, fractures to his collarbone, arm, and femur, and injuries to his hip and leg.
Hospitalized Lung(s), pleura Vehicle and machine front attachments
An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
A service crew was pulling a pump and motor from a well. After breaking a joint of pipe loose from another joint, an employee grabbed the chain tongs to prevent the pipe from spinning in the well, so the crew could continue taking it apart. The bolt that attaches the chain to the handle of the chain tongs broke, causing the chain to swing around and strike the employee's lower right leg. The chain severely punctured his leg and fractured his tibia.
An employee was using a handheld grinder to cut a bolt. The grinding wheel broke apart and a fragment struck the employee s right hand, causing a laceration to the palm near the little finger.
An employee was operating a brake press when the top die broke, causing the bottom die to roll out and onto the employee's legs. Both of the employee's legs were crushed below the knee, and both legs were partially amputated. The employee's left leg was also fractured above the knee.
A pressurized aircraft nose landing gear strut assembly was being disassembled. The gland nut dislodged under pressure and made contact with an employee's left hand, breaking it.