Ship Channel Constructors
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — CHANNELVIEW, Texas
| Employer | Ship Channel Constructors |
| Address | 15015 East Fwy B |
| City, State ZIP | CHANNELVIEW, Texas 77530 |
| Report ID | 2021042878 |
| Event Date | April 6, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk |
| Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
| Source of Injury | Bridges, dams, locks |
| Secondary Source | Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.77000, -95.14000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was helping secure bridge beams that were being set when a beam broke. Concrete pieces of the beam fell and one piece struck the employee, knocking him off the column he was standing on. The employee was wearing a harness and his lanyard deployed, curtailing the fall. The employee swung back into the column, resulting in a fractured rib and lacerated spleen.
Incident Summary
On April 6, 2021, a worker at Ship Channel Constructors in CHANNELVIEW, Texas suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with bridges, dams, locks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 64 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system injuries.
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