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Uni-form Components Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Uni-form Components Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Uni-form Components Company Report ID 2016054061
Address 10703 Sheldon Rd City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77044
Event Date May 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.87000, -95.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a steel plate from a truck when the plate struck a steel half cylinder, causing the cylinder to fall and strike the employee's lower left leg. The employee suffered a broken left tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2016, a worker at Uni-form Components Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with structural metal materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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