Fractures

Name: Fractures at Lamar Texas Limited Partnership
Start: 3/22/2024

2 hospitalizations · 2024032585 · 3/22/2024 · Lamar Texas Limited Partnership

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified
Source: Catwalks
Secondary source: Fall protection equipment

Employer

Name: Lamar Texas Limited Partnership
Location: I 70E North side of East Tunnels, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
NAICS: 541850
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working from a billboard sign catwalk. The catwalk broke and both employees fell. One, hanging from his harness, suffered a broken arm. The other employee's harness broke and he fell to the ground, suffering a lower back fracture. Both employees were hospitalized.

Source

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