Fractures

Name: Fractures at Southwest Galvanizing, Inc.
Start: 4/10/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043334 · 4/10/2025 · Southwest Galvanizing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Rib(s), oblique area
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Structural elements n.e.c.
Secondary source: Cranes gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Southwest Galvanizing, Inc.
Location: 737 Aleen Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was cutting wire on a galvanized steel piece. Another employee was transporting their piece over the injured employee using two monorail cranes. One crane moved and the other remained stationary, causing the rigging to fail and the fabricated steel frame fell and struck the injured employee in the back/neck area. The employee was hospitalized for four broken ribs and a right shoulder contusion.

Source

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