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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024065460 · 6/19/2024 · Zachry Industrial

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Secondary source
Hoists, lifts overhead, cable

Employer

Name
Zachry Industrial
Location
20200 Highway 23, PORT SULPHUR, LOUISIANA, 70083
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was utilizing a chain fall to move a piece of pipe. The connection to the beam failed causing the pipe to fall and contact the employee's right leg just above the ankle. The employee sustained a fracture and dislocation to the tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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