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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020087989 · 8/23/2020 · Cust-O-Fab Specialty Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Cust-O-Fab Specialty Services, LLC
Location
1801 S. Gulfway Dr, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
NAICS
561990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the working platform of a scaffold at a height of approximately 9 feet doing welding operations. During an alarm, the employee fell from the scaffold's ladder to the ground, resulting in a compound fracture to the lower left leg requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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