Evergreen Industrial Services
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
| Employer | Evergreen Industrial Services | Report ID | 2015074829 |
| Address | 8280 Sheldon Rd. | City, State ZIP | CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS 77530 |
| Event Date | July 20, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.84000, -95.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a hydro blaster while cleaning a heat exchanger. As he exited a scaffold that was 15 to 20 feet in height, he slipped and fell through the ladder cage onto the concrete surface, injuring his lower back. He was hospitalized for surgery on his lower back.
Incident Summary
On July 20, 2015, a worker at Evergreen Industrial Services in CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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