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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024043334 · 4/17/2024 · Gulf Copper

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized air blast
Secondary source
Sandblasting machinery

Employer

Name
Gulf Copper
Location
2920 Todd Road, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77554
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking near a blast pot when a fitting on the pot broke free causing pressure to discharge and knock the employee to the ground. This resulted in hospitalization for two lacerations on their head and a fractured left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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