Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Engy Southwest Container Products
Start: 3/14/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024032329 · 3/14/2024 · Engy Southwest Container Products

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c.
Source: Scrap metal
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Engy Southwest Container Products
Location: 2425 Mowery Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77045
NAICS: 332439
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was discarding scrap sheet metal into a scrap dumpster when a gust of wind caused a piece to land back on them, resulting in an arm laceration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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