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Report: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. at Wood Group USA, Inc. in Seminole, Texas
DATE: 02/03/20
An employee was building an electrical rack (support rack) with an 8′ by 20′ steel plate (2,200 lbs.). The employee was helping to hold the plate vertically while a forklift driver was trying to turn it over when the forklift bumped the steel plate, causing it to fall on top of the employee’s legs. The employee suffered a broken right tibia, fibula, and femur.
| Report ID |
2020021104 |
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| Date |
02/03/2020 |
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| UPA |
1541835 |
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| Inspection |
1462971 |
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| Primary NAICS |
237120 |
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| Nature |
111 |
Fractures |
| Part of Body |
5189 |
Multiple leg locations, n.e.c. |
| Source |
4135 |
Metal plates, metal panels |
| Secondary Source |
8621 |
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Event |
6239 |
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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