Fractures

Name: Fractures at Cooper Ports America, LLC
Start: 5/26/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054597 · 5/26/2022 · Cooper Ports America, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cranes, unspecified
Secondary source: Bundles, bales

Employer

Name: Cooper Ports America, LLC
Location: 111 E. Loop North, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping a crane pick up a bundle of plywood. He noticed that one of the lifting straps was twisted as the lift was taking place and tried to kick it straight. His leg got caught in the strap as the bundle was lifted, and his leg was broken. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown