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DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DYNAMIC SYSTEMS in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer DYNAMIC SYSTEMS Report ID 2018077102
Address 6100 Main St City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77005
Event Date July 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.72000, -95.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing an air handler on a building's second floor using an all-terrain forklift. The equipment had been placed on a 12-by-12 skate and moved to a placement pad. It shifted and struck the employee, causing fractures to the wrist, elbow, and leg, and a laceration to the forehead.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2018, a worker at DYNAMIC SYSTEMS in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.

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