Sunstate Equipment
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — PEARLAND, TEXAS
| Employer | Sunstate Equipment | Report ID | 2021108861 |
| Address | 5906 Broadway St. | City, State ZIP | PEARLAND, TEXAS 77581 |
| Event Date | October 14, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Metal plates, metal panels |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 532490 | Inspection # | 1559466 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.55000, -95.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At about 11:30 a.m. on October 14, 2021, an employee was guiding a forklift as it loaded 16-foot metal shoring plates (weighing 720 pounds each) onto the back of a truck. One of the plates began to slide off the forks of the forklift and struck the employee on the back of the leg, resulting in a fractured ankle.
Incident Summary
On October 14, 2021, a worker at Sunstate Equipment in PEARLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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