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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025021636 · 2/19/2025 · Permian Basin Materials, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Bucket, front-end, and pay loaders
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Permian Basin Materials, LLC
Location
1936 Highway 18, KERMIT, TEXAS, 79745
NAICS
327320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the bucket of a front end loader to reach a frozen water valve and defrost it using a blow torch. While lifting himself up, he lost his balance and fell 20 feet to the concrete slab below. He suffered fractures to both wrists and a fractured orbital bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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