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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2022053975 · 5/7/2022 · BWFS Industries LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
BWFS Industries LLC
Location
11900 Eastex Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77039
NAICS
332420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder setting the spider arm. The tack weld on the left arm broke causing the spider arm to fall toward the employee. The employee fell backward off the ladder and the ladder and spider arm landed on the employee causing a broken hip, a dislocated femur and a fractured left elbow. The employee also sustained possible internal injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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