Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lonestar Hydro and Maintenance Inc, 7415 Miller Road 2, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77049
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
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Final narrative
The injured employee was helping chock pipe when the pipe started rolling. The employee ducked down; three pipes hit him in the back of the head and knocked him unconscious. He was transported and admitted to the hospital.
On December 4, 2023, at 12:30 PM, an employee was grinding a pipe. The stops on the skid failed and a pipe rolled backward onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with bruising and contusions of the right leg.
An employee was loading mail into a delivery vehicle and when their little finger was caught between a mail hamper and the metal door of the vehicle, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
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