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LF Manufacturing, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GIDDINGS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LF Manufacturing, Inc. in GIDDINGS, TEXAS
Employer LF Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2015031152
Address 5528 Hwy 290 East City, State ZIP GIDDINGS, TEXAS 78942
Event Date March 12, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1047405
GPS Coordinates 30.16000, -96.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to install the top of a fiberglass well when the side wall of the well cracked and allowed the lifting strap to come loose. The tank then dropped, striking the employee and injuring his hip.

Incident Summary

On March 12, 2015, a worker at LF Manufacturing, Inc. in GIDDINGS, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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