DRYMALLA CONSTRUCTION INC

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — SMITHVILLE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DRYMALLA CONSTRUCTION INC in SMITHVILLE, Texas
Employer DRYMALLA CONSTRUCTION INC
Address 800 Bishop St
City, State ZIP SMITHVILLE, Texas 78957
Report ID 2020043952
Event Date April 29, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Structures, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
GPS Coordinates 30.00942, -97.14931

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Incident Narrative

An employee was taking down the canopy over a walkway. When he stepped on a brace on the canopy, it gave way and he fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below. He suffered a fractured skull with intracranial bleeding and a T12 vertebra burst fracture.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2020, a worker at DRYMALLA CONSTRUCTION INC in SMITHVILLE, Texas suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet, with structures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 97 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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