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Red River Army Depot

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — TEXARKANA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Red River Army Depot in TEXARKANA, TEXAS
Employer Red River Army Depot Report ID 2018032220
Address 100 Main Drive, Building 407 City, State ZIP TEXARKANA, TEXAS 75507
Event Date March 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 928110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.46000, -94.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a 39-inch platform and inspecting a rocket launcher that was on the back of a truck when the platform tilted and the employee fell to the ground, fracturing a leg.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2018, a worker at Red River Army Depot in TEXARKANA, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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