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Forterra Building Products

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Dislocation of joints — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Forterra Building Products in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Forterra Building Products Report ID 20181010541
Address 11201 FM 529 City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
Event Date October 12, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dislocation of joints Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.88000, -95.57000

Incident Narrative

A concrete structure became stuck inside a concrete form, and a maintenance employee was called in to remove the tilt doors to enable the concrete structure to be removed from the form. The employee was removing a pin from the form tilt door when the door fell and landed on his leg, dislocating his right knee.

Incident Summary

On October 12, 2018, a worker at Forterra Building Products in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered dislocation of joints to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,482 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified injuries.

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