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Two-X Engineers & Constructors

Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — VAN VLECK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Two-X Engineers & Constructors in VAN VLECK, TEXAS
Employer Two-X Engineers & Constructors Report ID 20161110429
Address 7960 TX Hwy. 35N City, State ZIP VAN VLECK, TEXAS 77482
Event Date November 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # 1190208
GPS Coordinates 29.03000, -95.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was going to install bolts onto plates on furnaces located on the third level when he stepped on a piece of metal stair grating that had not been welded down. The grating flipped and the employee fell through the opening to the stair landing 7 feet below, suffering a fractured L1 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2016, a worker at Two-X Engineers & Constructors in VAN VLECK, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 163 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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Oct 26, 2017 Integrity Construction, Inc. MARION, SOUTH DAKOTA Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions Hosp.
Feb 14, 2019 Florida Mytech Roofing, Inc. MIAMI, FLORIDA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
May 1, 2015 EVRAZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL PUEBLO, COLORADO Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Hosp.
Jun 24, 2021 Sunrun LONGWOOD, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Sep 12, 2018 BANOV CONSTRUCTION LLC SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Jan 5, 2016 Melhorn Sales, Service, & Trucking Co. GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.

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