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Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — CROSBY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. in CROSBY, TEXAS
Employer Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. Report ID 20181212610
Address 16503 Ramsey Rd. City, State ZIP CROSBY, TEXAS 77532
Event Date December 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423810 Inspection # 1395431
GPS Coordinates 29.92000, -95.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing over a scaffold handrail to access a pipe rack when the employee fell approximately 5 feet to a lower level. The employee landed on his right side and sustained fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2018, a worker at Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. in CROSBY, TEXAS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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

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