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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024064876 · 6/3/2024 · Tech-Gas Solutions

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source
Pressurized containers unspecified
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
Tech-Gas Solutions
Location
2255 Randon Dyer Rd., ROSENBERG, TEXAS, 77471
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a handwheel on a gas cylinder when the cylinder valve attached to the handwheel broke, causing the cylinder to release and strike the employee. They sustained fractures to their right ulna and scapula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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