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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017098986 · 9/19/2017 · Cooper/Ports America, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
Cooper/Ports America, LLC
Location
Port of Houston - Woodhouse Terminal, GALENA PARK, TEXAS, 77547
NAICS
488320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a yard tractor when he turned sharply and made abrupt contact with some bundles of pipe. The yard tractor was picked up by the momentum and then slammed down, shaking the employee in the process. He suffered head lacerations and a broken vertebra, requiring hospitalization. PPE was worn at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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