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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017065385 · 6/13/2017 · Equistar Chemicals

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source
Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers

Employer

Name
Equistar Chemicals
Location
17042 State Highway 60 South, BAY CITY, TEXAS, 77414
NAICS
325110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was disassembling a boom truck. During the process, the boom truck moved and the last bolt securing the crane assembly to the boom truck broke causing the entire crane assembly to move. The employee was caught between the outrigger of the crane assembly and the truck fuel tank resulting in a right leg laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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