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Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

1 hospitalization · 20241211541 · 12/13/2024 · Axis Pipe and Tube, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified

Employer

Name
Axis Pipe and Tube, Inc.
Location
1451 Louis E Mikulin Rd, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77807
NAICS
332996
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing near a rack of pipes while waiting for a forklift driver to deliver more pipes. The driver was turning into the aisle when three pipes slipped off the forks and onto the ground. One pipe bounced and struck the employee, resulting in a facial fracture, broken rib, punctured lung, and spleen laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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