US Coatings, LLC.
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — MOBILE, Alabama
| Employer | US Coatings, LLC. |
| Address | 660 Dunlap Drive |
| City, State ZIP | MOBILE, Alabama 36602 |
| Report ID | 2021119866 |
| Event Date | November 14, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| Source of Injury | Scaffolds-suspended staging |
| Secondary Source | Tank, bin, vat interiors, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 |
| Inspection # | 1563871 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.67833, -88.02679 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a marine hanging staging scaffold when he fell approximately 25 feet to the bottom of the tank. The employee sustained a fracture to their right orbital socket, a contusion, and a compression fracture to their vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
Incident Summary
On November 14, 2021, a worker at US Coatings, LLC. in MOBILE, Alabama suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with scaffolds-suspended staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 192 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet injuries.
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