Fractures

Name: Fractures at WESTERN WIRE WORKS, INC.
Start: 11/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110485 · 11/14/2023 · WESTERN WIRE WORKS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
Source: Ceilings
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: WESTERN WIRE WORKS, INC.
Location: 4921 RONDO DRIVE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76106
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking photos of a broken water line to a sprinkler system located above a sub-ceiling in a storage area of a warehouse. The employee was above the sub-ceiling when they stepped on an unsupported area between rafters and fell through the sheetrock. They landed on the concrete floor approximately 14 feet below and sustained fractures to the left arm/wrist and the left ankle/heel area.

Source

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