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Vitro Architectural Glass

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Vitro Architectural Glass in WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
Employer Vitro Architectural Glass Report ID 2020054785
Address 7400 Central East Frwy City, State ZIP WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS 76305
Event Date May 22, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327211 Inspection # 1476462
GPS Coordinates 34.00000, -98.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking near a steel platform performing maintenance when the wire ropes holding the platform snapped, causing the platform to strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a slight fracture to the spine.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2020, a worker at Vitro Architectural Glass in WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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