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DFW Movers & Erectors, Inc

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Hernias due to traumatic incidents — KATY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DFW Movers & Erectors, Inc in KATY, TEXAS
Employer DFW Movers & Erectors, Inc Report ID 2022065421
Address 777 Igloo Rd City, State ZIP KATY, TEXAS 77494
Event Date June 21, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Hernias due to traumatic incidents Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.77000, -95.11000

Incident Narrative

Employees were relocating a blow molding machine at a client site. The machine tipped over and pinned an employee, causing a hernia and a laceration on the right side of their abdomen.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2022, a worker at DFW Movers & Erectors, Inc in KATY, TEXAS suffered hernias due to traumatic incidents to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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