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Southern Heat Exchanger (SHECO)

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Heat Exchanger (SHECO) in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Southern Heat Exchanger (SHECO) Report ID 2019032446
Address 4206 Fidelity Street City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029
Event Date March 6, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Machine platforms
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424690 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.76000, -95.25000

Incident Narrative

Employees were trying to raise the elevation of a working platform turntable. A crane lifting the table applied too much upward pull to it before the pins that would release it were removed. An employee on the turntable was flung off when it broke free from its concrete anchors. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken lower right leg.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2019, a worker at Southern Heat Exchanger (SHECO) in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with machine platforms identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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