Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at Frontier Oil Tools
Start: 11/29/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171111327 · 11/29/2017 · Frontier Oil Tools

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Lamps, light fixtures

Employer

Name: Frontier Oil Tools
Location: 6230 Bingle road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77092
NAICS: 424710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a pallet being lifted by a forklift to change out a light fixture. He tried to cut into a live cable with wire cutters and was shocked. He then lost his balance and fell 20 feet onto metal pipes below, suffering a head fracture, shoulder fracture, and left hand burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown