Triad Measurement & Equipment, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Triad Measurement & Equipment, Inc. in NEW CANEY, TEXAS
Employer Triad Measurement & Equipment, Inc. Report ID 2018021558
Address 22216 McCleskey Road City, State ZIP NEW CANEY, TEXAS 77357
Event Date February 14, 2018 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 Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 334519 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.13000, -95.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a pipe approximately 36 inches long. The pipe slipped from the crane rigging, contacted the floor first and then contacted the employee's lower shin area of the right leg. The employee suffered a lower leg fracture.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2018, a worker at Triad Measurement & Equipment, Inc. in NEW CANEY, 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 pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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