Global Optics L.L.C.
Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment - Fractures - CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas
| Employer | Global Optics L.L.C. |
| Address | 430 Colony Drive |
| City, State ZIP | CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas 78412 |
| Report ID | 2017032733 |
| Event Date | March 25, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple face locations |
| Event Type | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Walls |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| Inspection # | 1220389 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.72153, -97.35364 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was surveying a site to install cable when a brick wall from the neighborhood fence came crashing down on the employee. The employee was knocked down by the falling brick and debris, suffering trauma to the facial area, a broken jaw, and several fractures of the sinus cavity and eye socket. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
Incident Summary
On March 25, 2017, a worker at Global Optics L.L.C. in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas suffered fractures to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment, with walls identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 130 severe injury reports involving "Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment injuries.
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