Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Employees were depressurizing a level bridle when the hose between the bridle and the flare system broke releasing hydrofluoric acid (HF). The two employees were exposed to the chemical vapor resulting in injury to their eyes, facial skin and lungs. Both employees were hospitalized.

An employee was unloading large trees from the top of an 18-wheeler when the strap came loose from the backhoe digging arm. The arm then swung and hit him in the left upper body, causing him to fall 4 feet to the ground. He suffered broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken collarbone, and a […]

An employee was inserting a 5″ pipe into a large section of duct work. He needed a come-a-long that was at the other end of the pipe. He climbed onto the pipe and started walking on the pipe to reach the come-a-long. When he reach a flange, he stepped over it and then fell approximately […]

An employee was performing PH analysis on water using sodium hydroxide. The employee ingested some of it and was hospitalized for a burned esophagus and stomach.

An employee was working on a single story roof repairing a skylight. The employee was vacuuming up nails when he lost balance and fell through the skylight resulting in broken ribs, a punctured lung and a head laceration.

An employee was cleaning the rig when he reached for something and fell 8 to 10 feet to the ground, fracturing ribs and puncturing a lung. He was hospitalized. His safety lanyard was unhooked at the time of the incident.

An employee was fixing a damaged pipeline and was struck by a pickup truck. The employee suffered a broken leg, rib trauma, damaged spleen and a punctured lung.

An employee entered the festooner machine to fix material that was not laying correctly. The employee was pinned between the slow moving part and the body of the machine resulting in a small laceration to the liver. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was standing on a small step while working on a vehicle that was up on a lift. He lost his balance and fell backwards hitting a transmission jack when he fell. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was on top of a provisioning truck replacing snacks on an aircraft when his truck was pushed over by another aircraft that was being repositioned. He fell 10 feet and suffered a bruised lung and back injury.