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W-S Industrial Services, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at W-S Industrial Services, Inc. in EARTH, TEXAS
Employer W-S Industrial Services, Inc. Report ID 2022076627
Address 970 County Rd 65 City, State ZIP EARTH, TEXAS 79031
Event Date July 28, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary Source Boilers
Industry (NAICS) 562998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.23000, -102.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing slag from a boiler. A falling piece of slag struck the employee, who suffered fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2022, a worker at W-S Industrial Services, Inc. in EARTH, TEXAS suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with molten or hot metals, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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