# Fractures at Coastal Cargo of Texas, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010238` · 10/25/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Coastal Cargo of Texas, Inc.
- **Location:** 16800 Peninsula Blvd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a truck with pipe. When he removed a support that was holding the tier of pipes in position, one of the pipes fell and hit his left leg. His leg broke and required surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*