Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TROY CONSTRUCTION, LLC, LA-473, FLORIEN, LOUISIANA 71429
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was tasked with welding a pipe. As he was getting a cutting torch from a toolbox on a buggy, he became caught between the side boom of a pipelayer and the buggy. He suffered internal bleeding and damage to his small intestine, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersConstruction, logging, and mining machinery, unspecified
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