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Harper Brothers Construction, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Harper Brothers Construction, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Harper Brothers Construction, LLC Report ID 2022075934
Address 565 Plaza Verde Dr. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77038
Event Date July 7, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Sheet metal
Secondary Source Excavating machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.93000, -95.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee and a work crew were attempting to lower a 10-by-10-foot sheet of steel into an excavation using a hydraulic excavator. The hydraulics in the boom of the excavator failed and the sheet lowered, contacting the floor of the excavation and coming loose from the sling rigging. The steel sheet fell over and struck the employee, resulting in a fractured pelvis.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2022, a worker at Harper Brothers Construction, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with sheet metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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