Fractures

Name: Fractures at Oil Mop, LLC
Start: 11/5/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118342 · 11/5/2015 · Oil Mop, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Oil Mop, LLC
Location: 2300 N. Twin City Hwy, NEDERLAND, TEXAS, 77627
NAICS: 562910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was cutting the top of the roof of a floating roof tank with a reciprocal saw when he lost his balance and fell backwards. The saw landed on his left thigh, while it was still running. The incident resulted in a broken left femur.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown