Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Derrick Construction Company, Inc.
Start: 7/7/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015074402 · 7/7/2015 · Derrick Construction Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Derrick Construction Company, Inc.
Location: San Antonio Bay, POINT COMFORT, TEXAS, 77978
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A crane was removing a heater from a platform. The heater was lifted up to tighten the chains before resuming the lift, but the heater stack (7 ft. pipe) broke off of the heater. The broken piece struck an employee, who suffered a severe concussion and broken bones in the neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown