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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Report ID 2019033335
Address #1 Lockheed Martin Blvd. City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101
Event Date March 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Existing floor opening
Secondary Source Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 336411 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -97.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the second level of an aircraft maintenance platform installing tags on equipment. The employee stepped on a hole cover and it gave way, allowing the employee to fall 9 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained head trauma, five fractured ribs, and a fractured L5 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2019, a worker at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 163 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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