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Bell Supply Company, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — COTULLA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bell Supply Company, LLC in COTULLA, TEXAS
Employer Bell Supply Company, LLC Report ID 2021119965
Address 343 FM 468 City, State ZIP COTULLA, TEXAS 78014
Event Date November 17, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1564668
GPS Coordinates 28.44000, -99.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving pipe on a trailer when his leg was struck by a joint of 6-inch pipe that rolled off a flatbed trailer. The employee sustained a leg fracture, which required surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 17, 2021, a worker at Bell Supply Company, LLC in COTULLA, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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