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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016020946 · 2/1/2016 · Bilfinger Westcon, Inc.

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 21 to 25 feet
Source
Catwalks

Employer

Name
Bilfinger Westcon, Inc.
Location
2800 Kay Bailey Hutchison Rd., PORTLAND, TEXAS, 78374
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking on a catwalk to inspect the current job progress. While inspecting bolts, the employee fell 20 to 25 feet through the grating into a 2-feet-deep pool of water. The employee sustained rib and vertebrae fractures, a heel fracture, and a punctured buttock.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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