CJR Contractors, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - DENVER CITY, Texas
| Employer | CJR Contractors, Inc. |
| Address | Oxy Permain, North Wasson, Clear Fork, Unit 188 |
| City, State ZIP | DENVER CITY, Texas 79323 |
| Report ID | 2018043776 |
| Event Date | April 19, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Metal pipes, tubing |
| Secondary Source | Backhoes, trackhoes |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.92000, -102.84000 |
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Incident Narrative
Employees were cutting steel pipe into sections. A backhoe bucket was holding pipe about two feet above ground level. Employees had cut pipe on the west side and walked to the east side to cut sections. When the crew arrived on the east side, the backhoe lifted the pipe an additional two feet in preparation to start jarring the pipe to complete the cut on the west side. As the backhoe was lifting the pipe, the pipe on the west side broke completely causing the pipe on the east side to swing north hitting an employee and causing him to fall. The pipe landed on the employee's left knee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left knee that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On April 19, 2018, a worker at CJR Contractors, Inc. in DENVER CITY, Texas suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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