Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at A & W SHEET METAL, INC.
Start: 2/18/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016021446 · 2/18/2016 · A & W SHEET METAL, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source: Catwalks

Employer

Name: A & W SHEET METAL, INC.
Location: 100 Mill Supply Road, CROSSETT, ARKANSAS, 71635
NAICS: 532490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a welder up to the catwalk with a rope when the left side of the catwalk railing broke, causing him to fall 25 feet to the ground below. His head hit a toolbox, and his back hit the platform railing. He was hospitalized with an L1 lumbar fracture and required staples for his head injury.

Source

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