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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2017043641 · 4/22/2017 · Hurricane Gas Processing Plant

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Stairs, steps-outdoors

Employer

Name
Hurricane Gas Processing Plant
Location
7222 State Route 34, HURRICANE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25526
NAICS
211111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While an employee descended a wooden stair case, a stair tread began to give way. The employee shifted his weight to the handrail and the handrail gave way, causing the employee to fall approximately two feet to the ground. The employee landed on his back, then slid down the hill and contacted a concrete barrier. The employee was hospitalized with lower back pain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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