Amputations

Name: Amputations at Robinson Iron & Metal CO., Inc.
Start: 4/4/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023042970 · 4/4/2023 · Robinson Iron & Metal CO., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
Source: Cranes-other mobile cranes

Employer

Name: Robinson Iron & Metal CO., Inc.
Location: 14035 Industrial Road Gate 3, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
NAICS: 562920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to board a front-end loader at the end of the work day. He was standing at the base of the equipment when he was struck by a material handler. The employee was then dragged 15-20 feet by the material handler, resulting in head abrasions and a fractured left leg that was medically amputated.

Source

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