Fractures

Name: Fractures at NCI Group, Inc.
Start: 10/31/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181011210 · 10/31/2018 · NCI Group, Inc.

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: Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: NCI Group, Inc.
Location: 7301 Fairview St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 321911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A crane operator had placed a steel mill beam into a staging area with an overhead crane and was removing the lifting chain. The mill beam (29.5 feet long, weighing 956 pounds) fell forward, striking the crane operator on his left leg. His lower left leg was broken, and he was hospitalized.

Source

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