Zachary Industrial
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SWEENY, TEXAS
| Employer | Zachary Industrial | Report ID | 2015021380 |
| Address | 6588 FM 524 | City, State ZIP | SWEENY, TEXAS 77480 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.10000, -95.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A small crew of workers was working under reactor prefitting beams. They had the beams rigged with a come-along. After getting it into place, they lost control of the rigging and one of the beams fell on the ground and landed on the worker's foot.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2015, a worker at Zachary Industrial in SWEENY, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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