NASCAR Media Staffing, LLC
Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — BRASELTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | NASCAR Media Staffing, LLC | Report ID | 2020109745 |
| Address | Road Atlanta, LLC, 5300 Winder Hwy | City, State ZIP | BRASELTON, GEORGIA 30517 |
| Event Date | October 13, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode | Source of Injury | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.10000, -83.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee carried a 50-60 lbs. roll of broadcasting cable around a truck to the point of deployment. He placed the cable on the ground and prepared to deploy it. When he stood up, he experienced pain in his abdomen. The employee sustained a laceration to his spleen.
Incident Summary
On October 13, 2020, a worker at NASCAR Media Staffing, LLC in BRASELTON, GEORGIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 40 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode injuries.
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