Fractures

Name: Fractures at Texas International Terminals
Start: 1/15/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022010435 · 1/15/2022 · Texas International Terminals

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Texas International Terminals
Location: 4800 Old port Industrial Rd., GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77550
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a rail car. A gust of wind caused him to fall to the ballast rocks about 4-6 feet below. He suffered a broken left arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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