Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.

Struck by discharged object or substance - Fractures - ORANGE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Turner Industries Group, L.L.C. in ORANGE, Texas
Employer Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
Address 1000 Powerhouse Road
City, State ZIP ORANGE, Texas 77630
Report ID 20181010451
Event Date October 9, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Skull
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance
Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Brush hogs-tractor
Industry (NAICS) 237990
GPS Coordinates 30.02000, -93.87000

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Incident Narrative

A supervisor was on a utility cart, watching another employee cut brush using a tractor with a brush head. An object was ejected from the tractor, striking the supervisor in the head just below his hard hat and causing a fracture.

Incident Summary

On October 9, 2018, a worker at Turner Industries Group, L.L.C. in ORANGE, Texas suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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