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KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — BURLESON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. in BURLESON, TEXAS
Employer KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. Report ID 2024065440
Address 3041 Conveyor Drive City, State ZIP BURLESON, TEXAS 76028
Event Date June 19, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Secondary Source Shelves, shelving, racks
Industry (NAICS) 333922 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.46000, -97.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee rolled a pipe off a shelf and it fell to the floor striking his boot at the edge of the steel toe and breaking his big toe and the one next to it. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2024, a worker at KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. in BURLESON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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