Total Industrial Plant Services
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Fractures and dislocations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Total Industrial Plant Services | Report ID | 2015010466 |
| Address | 15602 San Jacinto Port Blvd. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77015 |
| Event Date | January 14, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and dislocations | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238290 | Inspection # | 1020189 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.78000, -95.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee, in the process of dismantling a scaffold, climbed the scaffold ladder to approximately 25 feet and stepped off onto a pipe header. Once on the pipe header, the employee slipped off and fell 25 feet to the ground below where he suffered a right arm compound fracture, a right elbow dislocation, and a fractured pelvis. A yo-yo tie off was available that the employee was not using. The incident occurred at the 100 rack at the enterprise construction site.
Incident Summary
On January 14, 2015, a worker at Total Industrial Plant Services in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures and dislocations to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 192 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet injuries.
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