Multiple types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord

Name: Multiple types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord at Tesla, Inc.
Start: 2/14/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021390 · 2/14/2024 · Tesla, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts unspecified
Nature of injury: Multiple types of injuries to the brain, spinal cord

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source: Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source: Other constructed surface

Employer

Name: Tesla, Inc.
Location: 2301 Scarborough Drive, Suite 340, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78728
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a ladder to access a roof to install conduit pipes when the ladder slipped on patio tile and came out from under him, causing him to fall approximately 8 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a spinal fracture and brain bruising.

Source

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