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Sprains

1 hospitalization · 2018088666 · 8/22/2018 · Elliott Electric Supply, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Sprains

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
Elliott Electric Supply, Inc.
Location
5617 Andrews Hwy., ODESSA, TEXAS, 79762
NAICS
423610
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a banding on a bundle of pipes when the bundle rolled toward him and knocked him down, pinning his right leg beneath the pipes. He suffered a sprain to his lower right leg and ankle, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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