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Excel Modular Scaffold and Leasing Corporation

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Abrasions, scratches — TEXAS CITY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Excel Modular Scaffold and Leasing Corporation in TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
Employer Excel Modular Scaffold and Leasing Corporation Report ID 2022043125
Address 2401 5TH Ave South City, State ZIP TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 77590
Event Date April 8, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Abrasions, scratches Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.37000, -94.92000

Incident Narrative

A team of employees was demolishing a scaffold. As an employee was passing down material to other employees, he was struck by a nail that fell from the platform above. He sustained a corneal abrasion to the right eye.

Incident Summary

On April 8, 2022, a worker at Excel Modular Scaffold and Leasing Corporation in TEXAS CITY, TEXAS suffered abrasions, scratches to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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