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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019055100 · 5/20/2019 · BWFS Industries, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Metal pipes, tubing

Employer

Name
BWFS Industries, LLC
Location
11900 Eastex Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77039
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to unload a steel pipe (10"x40' / 2850 lbs.) from a truck. The pipe was lowered onto 4x4s when it rolled forward, jumped the chock, and rolled over the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right leg, three cracked ribs, and a broken collarbone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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