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Weber & Balke Foundation Co Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Weber & Balke Foundation Co Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Weber & Balke Foundation Co Inc. Report ID 2021097984
Address 9830 Synott Road City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083
Event Date September 16, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.67000, -95.61000

Incident Narrative

A crane operator hoisted a load, placed it, and lowered it. Two riggers unhooked the rigging, put the empty hooks beside the load, and signaled the operator to hoist the empty hooks. When the operator hoisted the hooks, one hook got hooked onto the load, shifting it and creating a pinch point where the injured employee's leg was positioned. The employee sustained a scrape to the backside of the right calf and a cut on the lower left leg.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2021, a worker at Weber & Balke Foundation Co Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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