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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017010681 · 1/23/2017 · J T Thorpe Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
J T Thorpe Company
Location
2775 Gulf States Road, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77701
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing form boards inside a confined space cell. While working inside the cell, a piece of pipe (bell reducer) approximately 7" long, 8" diameter, and weighing 55 pounds fell approximately 35 feet and landed on the employee. The employee suffered a neck fracture and a left hand metacarpal fracture with a complex laceration over the web space.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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