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Modern Welding Company of Texas

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Modern Welding Company of Texas in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Modern Welding Company of Texas Report ID 2019055199
Address 715 Sakowitz City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77020
Event Date May 22, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 333992 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.77000, -95.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an offset roll machine when a steel part rotated and fell from the machine, striking the employee. The employee suffered a broken femur.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2019, a worker at Modern Welding Company of Texas in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

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