Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana
| Employer | Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD |
| Address | CF Industries, Inc. |
| City, State ZIP | DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana 70346 |
| Report ID | 20200810349 |
| Event Date | August 19, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Towers, poles, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.10000, -90.99000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was performing repairs to the fan deck in a cooling tower. Upon entry into the cooling tower, the platform failed and the employee fell approximately 50 feet to the concrete basin at the bottom of the tower. The employee was hospitalized for three fractured vertebrae in the back, fractured tibia bones in both legs, a left elbow fracture, injuries to both knees, internal bleeding, bruised lungs, a concussion, lacerations to the head, and nerve impingement (back).
Incident Summary
On August 19, 2020, a worker at Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD in DONALDSONVILLE, Louisiana suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet, with towers, poles, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 15 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet injuries.
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| Apr 17, 2018 | CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC. | HUMBLE, Texas | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Hosp. |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Atec Steel, LLC. | HOUSTON, Texas | Fractures | Hosp. |
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