Titan Industrial Services
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Cuts, lacerations — BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Titan Industrial Services | Report ID | 2016099157 |
| Address | I70 Bridge | City, State ZIP | BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA 15012 |
| Event Date | September 28, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-suspended staging |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.14000, -79.83000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating the swing stage lift to raise it to the top of the suspension cable. As soon as the motor hit the swage, the swage split into two pieces. One end of the swing stage then dropped approximately 5 feet and the air motor struck and cut the employee's lower left leg.
Incident Summary
On September 28, 2016, a worker at Titan Industrial Services in BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-suspended staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 69 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.
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