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Heart of Texas Mechanical Contracting

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — BROWNWOOD, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Heart of Texas Mechanical Contracting in BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
Employer Heart of Texas Mechanical Contracting Report ID 2016042749
Address 203 Cordell Str City, State ZIP BROWNWOOD, TEXAS 76801
Event Date April 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Shelves, shelving
Secondary Source Walls
Industry (NAICS) 541330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.72000, -98.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working under the hood of a truck when the hood fell and dislocated a shelf on the wall. The shelf struck and punctured the employee's lower back.

Incident Summary

On April 1, 2016, a worker at Heart of Texas Mechanical Contracting in BROWNWOOD, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with shelves, shelving identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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