Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122644.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries when caught by heavy hop

Accident Summary Nr: 122644.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452156.015	12/19/2019		327320	Ozinga South Florida, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on November 26, 2019, an employee working for a ready mix concrete plant was cleaning the tracks on the doors of a concrete hopper. The concrete had been removed. While the employee was performing his work, the doors closed on his midsection. The employee broke three ribs and a vertebra, bruised a lung, and lacerated his spleen, liver, renal vein, and adrenal gland, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abdomen, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Chest, Cleaning, Concrete, Contusion, Door, Fracture, Internal Injuries, Kidney, Laceration, Liver, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Rib, Spleen, Tracks, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1452156.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury

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