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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017053987 · 5/2/2017 · Cat Spec

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slipping
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Source, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Cat Spec
Location
9822 La Porte Fwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had entered a confined space in a reactor when he slipped on catalyst support media. As he fell, catalyst support beams (fire brick stacks) weighing approximately 80 to 100 pounds also fell and struck his legs, fracturing his right ankle, right fibula, and left fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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