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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021515 · 2/19/2021 · Advanced Foam Recycling

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Advanced Foam Recycling
Location
2525 Handley Ederville Rd., RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, 76118
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking in an aisle past bales of stacked polyurethane foam. The stack fell over and the top bale (weighing about 1,200-1,500 pounds) landed on the employee, pinning her under it. She suffered multiple ankle, leg, and arm fractures and possible face injuries.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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