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Industrial Welding & Maintenance, LLC

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — ALBANY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Industrial Welding & Maintenance, LLC in ALBANY, GEORGIA
Employer Industrial Welding & Maintenance, LLC Report ID 2020021666
Address 1600 North Jackson Street City, State ZIP ALBANY, GEORGIA 31701
Event Date February 19, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Catwalks
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1466075
GPS Coordinates 31.59000, -84.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a catwalk performing a fire watch for a welder when the catwalk collapsed during the weld. The employee fell 12 feet from the catwalk, sustaining a hairline fracture to his neck.

Incident Summary

On February 19, 2020, a worker at Industrial Welding & Maintenance, LLC in ALBANY, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet, with catwalks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 59 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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