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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017077009 · 7/26/2017 · Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source
Tables, worktables

Employer

Name
Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota
Location
10908 CR 419, NAVASOTA, TEXAS, 77868
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee set a 400-pound metal spindle on top of a metal table so that he could inspect it. The spindle then rolled off the table and hit his lower left leg, breaking it and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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