Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cudd Pressure Control, Inc., Nelda 2-4X33H, ALEX, OKLAHOMA 73002
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 and a co-worker picked up a 48-inch steel pipe wrench to size up a saver sub. While sizing up the wrench, the swivel engaged and the pipe wrench hit the saver sub, causing the wrench to swing around and strike the employee in the left arm and chest area. The employee suffered a lacerated spleen.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersWrenches-power not determined
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