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Triple S Steel Supply

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Triple S Steel Supply in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Triple S Steel Supply Report ID 20181111506
Address 2042 W. Thompson Pl. City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78226
Event Date November 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.39000, -98.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just cut the last metal band from a bundle of steel tubes that had been placed on top of another bundle of steel tubes. Both bundles collapsed toward his right leg, causing blunt trauma and a possible broken tibia.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2018, a worker at Triple S Steel Supply in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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