Fractures

Name: Fractures at Top Water Midstream, LLC
Start: 10/13/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017109858 · 10/13/2017 · Top Water Midstream, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Top Water Midstream, LLC
Location: Hwy 176, 8 miles west of I-20, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79707
NAICS: 237120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were offloading pipes from an 18-wheeler and laying them on the ground. The operator dropped the load too soon, and the pipes struck an employee's left leg, breaking the tibia in two places.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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