GEO HEAT EXCHANGERS, L.L.C.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - SAINT GABRIEL, Louisiana

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at GEO HEAT EXCHANGERS, L.L.C. in 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.

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