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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — FREEPORT, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in FREEPORT, TEXAS
Employer McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Report ID 2022021473
Address 639 East 2nd St. City, State ZIP FREEPORT, TEXAS 77541
Event Date February 15, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.94000, -95.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to move a 1,600-pound piece of steel from the ground to a barge. The steel rotated and hit the employee in the lower right leg, fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2022, a worker at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in FREEPORT, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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