Fractures

Name: Fractures at Vulcan Materials Company
Start: 10/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109801 · 10/24/2023 · Vulcan Materials Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lumbar region
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Vulcan Materials Company
Location: 12431 IH-10 E, MARION, TEXAS, 78124
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had climbed a ladder to adjust brackets that were securing the boot of a down spout to a concrete portable plant. The ladder shifted and slid out from under the employee, causing the employee to fall approximately 6 to 8 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a compression fracture to his L1 vertebra.

Source

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