GEO HEAT EXCHANGERS, L.L.C.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - SAINT GABRIEL, Louisiana
| Employer | GEO HEAT EXCHANGERS, L.L.C. |
| Address | 3650 CYPRESS AVE. |
| City, State ZIP | SAINT GABRIEL, Louisiana 70776 |
| Report ID | 2015096712 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333415 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.25595, -91.07456 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was at the shop warehouse using a come-a-long to pull a tube bundle inside a condenser shell. The come-a-long hook was attached to a metal lifting lug welded onto a shell. As the employee was pulling the tube bundle back into the condenser shell, the weld holding the lug onto the shell broke. The lug struck the employee in the throat.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2015, a worker at GEO HEAT EXCHANGERS, L.L.C. in SAINT GABRIEL, Louisiana suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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