KATY, TEXAS—
CenterPoint Energy Entex
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CenterPoint Energy Entex, 217 Solis Road, KATY, TEXAS 77493 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
Employees were repairing a utility pole that had been hit by a vehicle. The pole rolled off of a stand and struck one of the employees, fracturing his pelvis.
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