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Alliance Riggers & Constructors LTD

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — EL PASO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Alliance Riggers & Constructors LTD in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer Alliance Riggers & Constructors LTD Report ID 2021098346
Address 731 N. Yarboro City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79928
Event Date September 27, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1557233
GPS Coordinates 31.66000, -106.15000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was waiting for rigged up material to be taken away by the crane. A second employee lifted rebars with a forklift. Some rebars were under an H-type steel beam weighing 2500 lbs. and when lifted they tipped the steel beam over on to another beam next to it in a domino effect motion. The beam struck the injured employee and fractured both lower legs.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2021, a worker at Alliance Riggers & Constructors LTD in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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