GARDENDALE, TEXAS—
Mid-Central Energy Services, LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
Final narrative
A crew was changing out a 3-by-3 studded block cross on a stand. They had used a forklift, forklift hooks, and straps to lift the stand and block using the jack handle arms as lifting points. While the U-bolt nuts were being tightened, the straps slipped, the stand tilted, and the block slid off the stand and landed on an employee's left leg and arm. The employee suffered a broken left femur, left ulna, and left radius.
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