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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016076073 · 7/6/2016 · DOJ,FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

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
Prisons, jails
Secondary source
Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name
DOJ,FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
Location
5980 KNAUTH ROAD, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77705
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee fell approximately 24 feet from a guard tower when a rope snapped during an obstacle exercise, breaking his femur and fracturing his pelvis.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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