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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016109667 · 10/13/2016 · Pumpco Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source
Trailers

Employer

Name
Pumpco Inc.
Location
Right of way between Hwy 118 and FM 1703, ALPINE, TEXAS, 79830
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were picking up a piece of pipe that was about 5 inches wide and 42 inches in diameter to load it on a trailer when the pipe shifted and struck an employee on the left thigh pinning his leg between the pipe and the trailer. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery on his broken left tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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