Southern Welding , LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — RICHMOND, Texas
| Employer | Southern Welding , LLC |
| Address | 2500 Y U jones Rd |
| City, State ZIP | RICHMOND, Texas 77469 |
| Report ID | 2022065392 |
| Event Date | June 21, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet |
| Source of Injury | Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| Inspection # | 1607868 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.48000, -95.68000 |
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Incident Narrative
Maintenance was being performed on a machine that inverts coal cars to dump product out of the cars. The machine was in the inverted position at the time. An employee was standing on fiberglass grating when it came loose causing them to fall 21 feet to the surface below. The employee sustained a broken arm. The employee was wearing fall protection, but it was not connected at the time of the fall.
Incident Summary
On June 21, 2022, a worker at Southern Welding , LLC in RICHMOND, Texas suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet, with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 60 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet injuries.
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