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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016010409 · 1/15/2016 · UTLX

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
UTLX
Location
16923 Old Beaumont Hwy 90, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77049
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing an 18-foot extension ladder to perform welding tasks on top of a railcar. The employee needed to descend the ladder to make an adjustment to the boom arm and as he was descending the ladder, the ladder slid down and he struck the floor. He was admitted to the hospital with bilateral heel fractures and a compression fracture of the L-1 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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