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Coastal Cargo of Texas, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — BAYTOWN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coastal Cargo of Texas, Inc. in BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Employer Coastal Cargo of Texas, Inc. Report ID 20191212448
Address 2600 Grand Pkwy City, State ZIP BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77523
Event Date December 3, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection # 1450442
GPS Coordinates 29.71000, -94.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clerking and counting bundled steel pipes that had already been unloaded from a barge for a forklift to pick up and bring to a staging area. A 4x8 piece of wood used to stack the bundles broke between one of the tiers, causing the bundled pipes to roll off and pinch the employee between pipes. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and hip, along with some internal bleeding.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2019, a worker at Coastal Cargo of Texas, Inc. in BAYTOWN, TEXAS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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.

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