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WL Plastics

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — BOWIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WL Plastics in BOWIE, TEXAS
Employer WL Plastics Report ID 2016087130
Address 1110 Old Wise Rd City, State ZIP BOWIE, TEXAS 76230
Event Date August 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 326122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.56000, -97.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was supervising the loading of a coil onto a truck from the designated safe zone when the 500-foot, 4-inch coil weighing approximately 1,250 pounds began to slip off the spool that was being lifted by a forklift. The employee tried to push the coil back onto the spool when the coil struck him, knocking him to the ground and cracking his vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2016, a worker at WL Plastics in BOWIE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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