Cletex Trucking Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Cletex Trucking Inc. | Report ID | 2017099036 |
| Address | 2700 Appelt Dr. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77015 |
| Event Date | September 20, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Multiple head locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484230 | Inspection # | 1273006 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.76000, -95.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was blowing down a chemical tank. As he was unhooking the connection line from the blower machine, he fell approximately 10 feet to the cement ground and may have hit the metal tank on the way down. He suffered impact injuries to the head and face and was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On September 20, 2017, a worker at Cletex Trucking Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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