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Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021119936 · 11/16/2021 · Nordex USA, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Windmills, wind turbines
Secondary source
Windmills, wind turbines

Employer

Name
Nordex USA, Inc.
Location
Azure Sky Wind Farm near Throckmorton, TX, THROCKMORTON, TEXAS, 76483
NAICS
221115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a wind turbine tower. He fell and landed on a platform on the tower level below, suffering head trauma, a broken leg, and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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