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American Crane & Equipment

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — ODESSA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Crane & Equipment in ODESSA, TEXAS
Employer American Crane & Equipment Report ID 2018010981
Address 2800 E. Interstate 20 City, State ZIP ODESSA, TEXAS 79766
Event Date January 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Manlifts
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.84000, -102.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a man lift greasing a bridge crane when he hit the controls of the bridge crane. The bridge crane then pushed the man lift until it fell over. He fell approximately 20 feet to the concrete below, fracturing his left arm and left leg and requiring hospitalization. PPE was worn at the time.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2018, a worker at American Crane & Equipment in ODESSA, TEXAS suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with manlifts 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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