Robco Facility Services

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Robco Facility Services in TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
Employer Robco Facility Services Report ID 2024087255
Address 2401 5th Ave. S. City, State ZIP TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 77590
Event Date August 8, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Part of body unspecified
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Shelves, shelving, racks
Secondary Source Gates, hatches vehicle and machine cargo
Industry (NAICS) 561210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.37000, -94.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading cabinet racks from a box truck via the hydraulic lift gate. The load shifted and fell on him causing an open fracture.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2024, a worker at Robco Facility Services in TEXAS CITY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the part of body unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with shelves, shelving, racks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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