Analytic Stress Relieving, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - FREEPORT, Texas
| Employer | Analytic Stress Relieving, Inc. |
| Address | 3346 East Hwy 332 |
| City, State ZIP | FREEPORT, Texas 77541 |
| Report ID | 2019010264 |
| Event Date | January 9, 2019 |
| 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 | Metal pipes, tubing |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332811 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.97000, -95.31000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a scaffold setting up a 30" pipe for pre-heat. The pipe was tack-welded where the set-up was taking place. Workers on the other end of the pipe removed the pipe fitting dogs, and 15 minutes later the tack welds at the set-up area failed. The employee's lanyard was between the pipe and the scaffold deck at the time. When the tack weld failed, this caused the pipe to fall and pinch the employee's left knee against the pipe, cracking the fibula.
Incident Summary
On January 9, 2019, a worker at Analytic Stress Relieving, Inc. in FREEPORT, Texas suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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