Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Ameritex Pipe & Products, LLC
Start: 10/16/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109627 · 10/16/2024 · Ameritex Pipe & Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ears and facial region unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c.
Source: Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary source: Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name: Ameritex Pipe & Products, LLC
Location: 1750 Wall St., GUNTER, TEXAS, 75058
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was standing behind another employee as they observed factory operations. The other employee was opening a mold latch using a metal cheater pipe. The latch kicked back, causing the cheater pipe to fly out and strike the injured employee, causing a laceration, contusion, and fracture to right side of his face. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

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