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Priefert Manufacturing

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Priefert Manufacturing in MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS
Employer Priefert Manufacturing Report ID 2017076599
Address 2630 South Jefferson City, State ZIP MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS 75455
Event Date July 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Other material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.12000, -94.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing 135-pound panels on the rack of an automated storage system when a panel fell and hit his left leg, breaking it above the ankle. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2017, a worker at Priefert Manufacturing in MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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