Claridge Products and Equipment, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - HARRISON, Arkansas
| Employer | Claridge Products and Equipment, Inc. |
| Address | 219 Industrial Park Rd |
| City, State ZIP | HARRISON, Arkansas 72601 |
| Report ID | 2018088461 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk |
| Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Secondary Source | Structural elements, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339940 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.24903, -93.13425 |
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Incident Narrative
After loading metals onto racks to be picked up by a crane for the anodizing process, an employee was standing idle when he was stuck by the control cab of the crane, which was about 4 feet above the ground. The cab of the crane pushed the employee into one of the support steel columns of the building, where he suffered a collapsed right lung and one broken rib. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2018, a worker at Claridge Products and Equipment, Inc. in HARRISON, Arkansas suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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