Cust-O-Fab, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cust-O-Fab, LLC in BEAUMONT, TEXAS
Employer Cust-O-Fab, LLC Report ID 2025032481
Address 7495 Garth Street City, State ZIP BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77705
Event Date March 15, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s) unspecified
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Panels, sheets, plates metal
Secondary Source Cranes unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1811710
GPS Coordinates 29.98000, -94.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a bonnet channel. The employee used a plasma cutter to cut the round seam where the head and channel meet. He then hooked a crane to the lifting lug on the head and cut the pass plate from the head. The head of the channel came loose and was caught by the lifting lug. However, the pass plate fell on the employee's legs. The employee's legs were crushed below the shin and there were fractures to both legs.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2025, a worker at Cust-O-Fab, LLC in BEAUMONT, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with panels, sheets, plates metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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