Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Name: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture at Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Start: 6/9/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065465 · 6/9/2025 · Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Location: 1 Rocket Road, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
NAICS: 336414
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. employee was setting up equipment for a welding operation, working from a ladder leaning against a domed vehicle structure. The ladder became unstable at the base, causing the employee to fall about 6 feet and strike their head on the metal leg of a work platform. The employee suffered a concussion and a subdural hematoma and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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