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Colorado River Constructors

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Colorado River Constructors in AUSTIN, TEXAS
Employer Colorado River Constructors Report ID 2019099966
Address US 183 + 51st Street City, State ZIP AUSTIN, TEXAS 78723
Event Date September 24, 2019 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 Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Shovels
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.29000, -97.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a portable ladder. The ladder slipped and the employee fell onto a shovel 4 or 5 feet below, suffering bruised ribs and a partially collapsed right lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 24, 2019, a worker at Colorado River Constructors in AUSTIN, 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 movable ladders, 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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