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Wilson Culverts

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — ELKHART, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wilson Culverts in ELKHART, TEXAS
Employer Wilson Culverts Report ID 2023021229
Address 699 Farm to Market 1817 City, State ZIP ELKHART, TEXAS 75839
Event Date February 8, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Metal pipes, tubing
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.62000, -95.56000

Incident Narrative

Employees had just finished running a metal culvert pipe. After making the culvert, the pipe is cut loose from the corrugation mill and is then cut manually by pipe wrenches. When the cut was completed, the employees were heading back to the mill area and the table started to dump. The culvert pipe fell on the employee, resulting in a broken left arm.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2023, a worker at Wilson Culverts in ELKHART, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,482 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified injuries.

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