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Cargoways Warehousing and Trucking Company Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cargoways Warehousing and Trucking Company Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Cargoways Warehousing and Trucking Company Inc. Report ID 2015020547
Address 555 Galhorn Dr. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029
Event Date February 19, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 484110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.78000, -95.26000

Incident Narrative

Employee was standing on a pile of metal pipes. He was directing a forklift operator to remove one of the bars. As the forklift operator moved the bar, the employee's legs got caught under the load, injuring both.

Incident Summary

On February 19, 2015, a worker at Cargoways Warehousing and Trucking Company Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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