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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018076708 · 7/5/2018 · Recycling Technology Consultants, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c.
Source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
Recycling Technology Consultants, LLC
Location
3635 Trailmobile Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77013
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tasked with cutting a bale that had a combination of plastic and cardboard. He was using a pair of shears to cut the wire banding when the bale collapsed onto his left leg, breaking his femur. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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