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Service Steel Warehouse Co., L.P.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Service Steel Warehouse Co., L.P. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Service Steel Warehouse Co., L.P. Report ID 2019099528
Address 8300 Kerr Street City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029
Event Date September 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # 1431497
GPS Coordinates 29.87000, -95.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading steel beams when the load shifted and the steel landed on his legs and ankle. He suffered broken legs.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2019, a worker at Service Steel Warehouse Co., L.P. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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