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M.A. Mortenson Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at M.A. Mortenson Company in GUY, TEXAS
Employer M.A. Mortenson Company Report ID 2022010538
Address 18203 Wolfgang Road, Fighting Jay Solar City, State ZIP GUY, TEXAS 77444
Event Date January 18, 2022 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 Electric parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 221114 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.34000, -95.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a 50-pound photovoltaic (PV) panel from a horizontal stack of PV panels on a pallet on the ground. The next panel in the stack tipped forward and hit the employee below the left kneecap, breaking the employee's lower leg.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2022, a worker at M.A. Mortenson Company in GUY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with electric parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,936 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. injuries.

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