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Russell Marine LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Russell Marine LLC in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Employer Russell Marine LLC Report ID 2015085570
Address 7001 Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor City, State ZIP CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78409
Event Date August 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary Source Backhoes, trackhoes
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # 1084789
GPS Coordinates 27.80000, -97.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was injured by a 40 foot tie rod that fell from a trackhoe excavator onto the employee's head and shoulders injuring two vertebrae in the neck and bruising the right shoulder.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2015, a worker at Russell Marine LLC in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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