Fractures

Name: Fractures at Seneca Mechanical, LLC
Start: 12/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211176 · 12/7/2023 · Seneca Mechanical, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: Seneca Mechanical, LLC
Location: Building 39043, KILLEEN, TEXAS, 76544
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.

Source

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