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Skull fracture and intracranial injury

1 hospitalization · 20171111162 · 11/21/2017 · Propell American, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Wrenches-power not determined

Employer

Name
Propell American, LLC
Location
4801 Glen Rose Hwy, GRANBURY, TEXAS, 76048
NAICS
336413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a part from a fracking unit using a torque wrench and a socket. The socket broke in half and the employee slipped and fell to the ground, hitting his head. He suffered a small skull fracture and brain bleeding, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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