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Strong Structural Steel, Ltd.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — PHARR, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Strong Structural Steel, Ltd. in PHARR, TEXAS
Employer Strong Structural Steel, Ltd. Report ID 2018076673
Address 605 W. Rancho Blanco Road City, State ZIP PHARR, TEXAS 78577
Event Date July 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Chains, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1336012
GPS Coordinates 26.15000, -98.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding a 25-foot steel A-frame. As the employee lifted the A-frame, a chain about 10 feet high came loose and the A-frame pinned them, causing a possible fracture to the left femur.

Incident Summary

On July 3, 2018, a worker at Strong Structural Steel, Ltd. in PHARR, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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