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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023043630 · 4/23/2023 · Merchants Metals

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
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Merchants Metals
Location
4901 Langley Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77093
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Three employees were moving a lathe machine that had been put on skates. While adjusting a skate to change its direction, the skate was knocked out from under the machine. The lathe then fell, striking an employee's right leg and breaking their tibia. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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