Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Name: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Vital Steel Erectors, Inc.
Start: 4/16/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043554 · 4/16/2025 · Vital Steel Erectors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source: Beams and rails metal
Secondary source: Cranes unspecified

Employer

Name: Vital Steel Erectors, Inc.
Location: 2202 East Navigation, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78402
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was helping another employee put a clamp on an I-beam that was attached to a crane. When the crane began to lift the load, the I-beam tipped to the left and caught the injured employee's left leg against another I-beam. The employee was hospitalized with crush injuries to his left tibia and fibula and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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