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Kloeckner Metals

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kloeckner Metals in KILLEEN, TEXAS
Employer Kloeckner Metals Report ID 2018022054
Address 4015 E Veterans Memorial Blvd City, State ZIP KILLEEN, TEXAS 76543
Event Date February 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.10000, -97.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing beside a tractor trailer when the 960-pound steel bundle that was being unload fell and struck the employee, breaking the left tibia and fibula and the right occipital bone.

Incident Summary

On February 28, 2018, a worker at Kloeckner Metals in KILLEEN, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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