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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021010113 · 1/6/2021 · Trailboss Equipment

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
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Trailboss Equipment
Location
959 TX-95 N., SHINER, TEXAS, 77984
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a 400-pound sheet of plate steel onto a table using a hoist system. The safety hook failed and the sheet of metal fell 8 feet, striking the employee in the left leg and breaking the tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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