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Howard Energy Partners

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Howard Energy Partners in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Employer Howard Energy Partners Report ID 20181212613
Address 4669 Joe Fulton Trade Corridor City, State ZIP CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78402
Event Date December 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488330 Inspection # 1366497
GPS Coordinates 27.82000, -97.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the safety platform on top of a tank car tightening up the bolts on a hatch with a ratchet. While turning the ratchet, the socket came off the bolt causing the employee to fall backwards approximately 15 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2018, a worker at Howard Energy Partners in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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