Marek Brothers Sheetrock Installation Company, LTD

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - BRYAN, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Marek Brothers Sheetrock Installation Company, LTD in BRYAN, Texas
Employer Marek Brothers Sheetrock Installation Company, LTD
Address 188 Bizzell St
City, State ZIP BRYAN, Texas 77801
Report ID 2018032097
Event Date March 1, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 238310
GPS Coordinates 30.64404, -96.36046

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a sheetrock dolly with dense glass down a small plywood ramp that bridged a concrete curb to the next level (approximately 8 inches high) when the dolly tipped over and fell on the employee, fracturing his right leg between the knee and calf area.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2018, a worker at Marek Brothers Sheetrock Installation Company, LTD in BRYAN, Texas suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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