Market Street Recycling LLC
Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Market Street Recycling LLC | Report ID | 2022054081 |
| Address | 8700 Market Street | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029 |
| Event Date | May 10, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331529 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.76000, -95.26000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A forklift operator was picking up a cylindrical container filled with brass shavings and dumping it into a container. The overflow was being swept up by the injured employee and put into a cardboard box. The cylinder rolled off the forklift forks and flipped over onto the injured employee resulting in broken bones in the back and a possible concussion.
Incident Summary
On May 10, 2022, a worker at Market Street Recycling LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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