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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20221110120 · 11/17/2022 · Myrex Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Myrex Industries
Location
1912 Buschong, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77039
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to weld a steel beam that was on work horses in front of him. The employee used a wireless control to retract the sling of a crane back to the safe position. The sling snagged an angle iron that was attached to the beam, causing the beam to topple over and push the employee backward into a stack of steel. He then fell to the floor and the beam landed on his lower right leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula, and a laceration to the back of the head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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