Fractures

Name: Fractures at Certainteed Gypsum, Inc.
Start: 4/26/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015042348 · 4/26/2015 · Certainteed Gypsum, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified

Employer

Name: Certainteed Gypsum, Inc.
Location: 9622 Energy Road, PROCTOR, WEST VIRGINIA, 26055
NAICS: 327420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee fell approximately 15-18 feet off of a rail car during the loading process. Fall protection was worn, but was disconnected at the time of the accident. The employee fractured three vertebrae in his back and suffered a head laceration that required staples.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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