Market Street Recycling LLC

Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. - Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions - HOUSTON, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Market Street Recycling LLC in HOUSTON, Texas
Employer Market Street Recycling LLC
Address 8700 Market Street
City, State ZIP HOUSTON, Texas 77029
Report ID 2022054081
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
GPS Coordinates 29.77084, -95.27390

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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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