# Crushing injuries at Gulf Coast Crating Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023043685` · 4/25/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Coast Crating Inc
- **Location:** 1310 E. Richey Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77073
- **NAICS:** 488991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was helping to put a sling on pipes to weigh them. A pipe rolled onto their feet and crushed them. The employee was hospitalized.

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