Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GE/Wabtec Manufacturing Solutions, 16201 Three Wide Drive., FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76177
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
Employees were working to drain condensate in a dead-leg tee on the compressed air header in preparation for hooking up a rental compressor to the header. Employee 1 opened the isolation valve to drain the tee and the butterfly valve opened more than expected. The disconnected 3-inch hose at the end of the line began whipping around and the fitting on the end of the hose struck Employee 2 in the lower right leg resulting in a compound fracture.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Hoses
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