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Delta Steel Inc.

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment — Fractures — CEDAR HILL, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Delta Steel Inc. in CEDAR HILL, TEXAS
Employer Delta Steel Inc. Report ID 2019087923
Address 1585 Edgefield Way City, State ZIP CEDAR HILL, TEXAS 75104
Event Date August 2, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment Source of Injury Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # 1423719
GPS Coordinates 32.55000, -96.96000

Incident Narrative

An overhead crane was being used to stack 4-by-4-by-20-foot steel beams on an existing pile of beams. An employee was walking through the area when a stack of about 20 beams from the pile collapsed and struck the employee's legs, breaking both of them.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2019, a worker at Delta Steel Inc. in CEDAR HILL, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 130 severe injury reports involving "Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment injuries.

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