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Warrior Rig Technologies US, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Warrior Rig Technologies US, LLC in SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS
Employer Warrior Rig Technologies US, LLC Report ID 2017098942
Address 123 Land of Goshen Dr. City, State ZIP SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS 76082
Event Date September 18, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.98000, -97.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to move a bale, weighing approximately 1000 lbs., to a c-can for storage. When the employee unsecured the bale from the forklift, the bale fell off the forklift and onto the employee, fracturing his ankles.

Incident Summary

On September 18, 2017, a worker at Warrior Rig Technologies US, LLC in SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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