Zachary Industrial

Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — FREEPORT, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Zachary Industrial in FREEPORT, Texas
Employer Zachary Industrial
Address 3346 E Highway 332
City, State ZIP FREEPORT, Texas 77541
Report ID 2018010367
Event Date January 11, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source of Injury Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
Industry (NAICS) 236210
Inspection # 1289817
GPS Coordinates 28.97716, -95.32698

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working at elevation, installing fitting support brackets on instrument air piping, when he fell 25 to 30 feet to the ground. He was tied off, but his fall protection disengaged about halfway down, allowing him to hit the ground. He suffered a fractured left forearm, multiple fractured ribs, a skull fracture, and a hematoma/brain bleed.

Incident Summary

On January 11, 2018, a worker at Zachary Industrial in FREEPORT, Texas suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet, with structures and surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 150 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet injuries.

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