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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016053860 · 5/6/2016 · PecoFacet

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Pipe fittings, collars
Secondary source
Tables, worktables

Employer

Name
PecoFacet
Location
118 Washington Ave., MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS, 76067
NAICS
333999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was welding on a yoke and while un-chocking the yoke it rolled and fell off the table. The yoke hit the floor and rolled over again hitting the employee's left leg and pinning him up against the welding screen. A yoke is part of the closure on a large vessel. They are about 60 inches in diameter. They are in two pieces so the part that fell was only half of the yoke. The part of the yoke that fell weighs 1,320 pounds. Both bones in his left leg were broken at the ankle and a bone in his right foot that runs from the third toe to the ankle was also broken.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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