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MLN Company

Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c. — Fractures — CYPRESS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MLN Company in CYPRESS, TEXAS
Employer MLN Company Report ID 2025010027
Address 21214 Northwest Freeway City, State ZIP CYPRESS, TEXAS 77429
Event Date January 2, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c. Source of Injury Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary Source Excavators
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1796047
GPS Coordinates 29.92000, -95.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a 6-inch black steel pipe from underground with an excavator holding the pipe up off the ground. The employee was cutting through the pipe using a cutting torch and needed it raised to finish the cut. The employee moved approximately 5 feet away from the pipe. As the excavator was raising the pipe, the pipe broke and swung toward the employee, striking him in the femur. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On January 2, 2025, a worker at MLN Company in CYPRESS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c., with pipes, tubes metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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