← OSHA severe injury reports

Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019066542 · 6/28/2019 · TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and trunk
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, LLC
Location
1200 19TH ST. SW, PARIS, TEXAS, 75460
NAICS
327332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a steel wedge from a bending clamp that was used to secure a steel pipe in a bending machine when the wedge came out with force and struck the employee in the head. The employee then fell from the steps he was working from and to the ground, fracturing his skull and back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown