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Encore Wire Corporation

Overexertion in lifting-single episode — Fractures — MCKINNEY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Encore Wire Corporation in MCKINNEY, TEXAS
Employer Encore Wire Corporation Report ID 2018077035
Address 1329 Millwood Road City, State ZIP MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75069
Event Date July 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Overexertion in lifting-single episode Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 335929 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.18000, -96.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting reels of wire from the floor onto a golf cart. The employee suffered a fractured vertebra in the lower back.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2018, a worker at Encore Wire Corporation in MCKINNEY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as overexertion in lifting-single episode, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 382 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in lifting-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in lifting-single episode injuries.

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