# Crushing injuries at Bilfinger Westcon Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021711` · 2/19/2018 · POINT COMFORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Bilfinger Westcon Inc.
- **Location:** 201 Formosa Drive, POINT COMFORT, TEXAS, 77978
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rigging a section of pipe into an upper-level steel structure when the pipes shifted, striking and crushing the employee's leg.

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