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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015074829 · 7/20/2015 · Evergreen Industrial Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified

Employer

Name
Evergreen Industrial Services
Location
8280 Sheldon Rd., CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hydro blaster while cleaning a heat exchanger. As he exited a scaffold that was 15 to 20 feet in height, he slipped and fell through the ladder cage onto the concrete surface, injuring his lower back. He was hospitalized for surgery on his lower back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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