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Mid America Pipe Fab

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — WEIR, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mid America Pipe Fab in WEIR, KANSAS
Employer Mid America Pipe Fab Report ID 20191011094
Address 204 South Madison Street City, State ZIP WEIR, KANSAS 66781
Event Date October 24, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332996 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.30000, -94.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was getting down from a ladder and missed the last rung, impacting the ground and suffering a fractured hip.

Incident Summary

On October 24, 2019, a worker at Mid America Pipe Fab in WEIR, KANSAS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with 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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