Fractures

Name: Fractures at Gulf Stream Marine
Start: 8/4/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087070 · 8/4/2023 · Gulf Stream Marine

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural

Employer

Name: Gulf Stream Marine
Location: 16800 Peninsula St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reaching over a small stack of steel billets on the ground to cut a strap. When the strap was cut, one of the billets (weighing 5,182 pounds) rolled down onto his right leg. He was pinned and suffered a broken tibia. The incident occurred while the employee was training.

Source

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