Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company | Report ID | 2021119937 |
| Address | 1 Lockheed Boulevard | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76108 |
| Event Date | November 16, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Elbow(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.76000, -97.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On November 16, 2021, an employee was standing on a work platform to clean out an equipment bay on the side of on an aircraft. The employee walked across the platform to retrieve equipment and stepped off an area of the platform that was unprotected due to a retracted slide out. His elbow struck the work platform, resulting in an elbow fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On November 16, 2021, a worker at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered fractures to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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