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Thompson Pipe Group Pressure

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Thompson Pipe Group Pressure in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Thompson Pipe Group Pressure Report ID 2018032193
Address 1624 Marshall City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79403
Event Date March 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327332 Inspection # 1299979
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -101.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transferring a 54' pipe that weighed 12,000 pounds with an airlift cart when the pipe rolled off the cart to the ground. As he attempted to stop it from striking another employee, he was struck by the pipe resulting in a pelvic fracture.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2018, a worker at Thompson Pipe Group Pressure in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered fractures to the pelvis. 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.

Context

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