Dislocation of joints

Name: Dislocation of joints at Forterra Building Products
Start: 10/12/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181010541 · 10/12/2018 · Forterra Building Products

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Dislocation of joints

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name: Forterra Building Products
Location: 11201 FM 529, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 327390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A concrete structure became stuck inside a concrete form, and a maintenance employee was called in to remove the tilt doors to enable the concrete structure to be removed from the form. The employee was removing a pin from the form tilt door when the door fell and landed on his leg, dislocating his right knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown