MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS—
Brand Energy Solutions
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Brand Energy Solutions, 10207 FM 1942, MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS 77580 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on top of a scaffold performing dry blasting operations. The employee was kneeling to reach the lower area and lost balance. The employee blasted the left hand and was hospitalized as a result of the injury.
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