Fractures

Name: Fractures at Powertherm Co., Inc.
Start: 4/5/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021042833 · 4/5/2021 · Powertherm Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Powertherm Co., Inc.
Location: 6545 North Eldridge Parkway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 423830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane from a scissor lift. He was holding the object being lifted when the lifting hook caught his glove, causing the employee to fall 10 feet from the scissor lift and suffer fractures to his shoulder, hips, and knee.

Source

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