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O'Neal Steel, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at O'Neal Steel, LLC in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Employer O'Neal Steel, LLC Report ID 2023075907
Address 4005 Interstate 30 East City, State ZIP GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050
Event Date July 3, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.76000, -96.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a carbon steel plate from a truck and moving it to a storage location. As the employee moved the hoist upward, one of the four hoisting devices was still engaged with material, causing the stack of plates to move. The employee's right ankle and foot were pinched, resulting in a right ankle fracture.

Incident Summary

On July 3, 2023, a worker at O'Neal Steel, LLC in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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