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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022043493 · 4/22/2022 · Willbanks Metals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
Willbanks Metals, Inc.
Location
1155 NE 28th Street, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76106
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pulling orders when a chain popped off the end of a bundle of pipes. The bundle rolled down and landed on his leg, crushing it. He then fell back and hit his head on the material behind him. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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