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C&S Enterprise, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at C&S Enterprise, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer C&S Enterprise, Inc. Report ID 2023032677
Address 438 South Callaghan Rd City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78227
Event Date March 25, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1660253
GPS Coordinates 29.42000, -98.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking up a steel staircase to check wiring in the electrical room. The staircase had a top platform with a grate that was sitting across the beams of the platform. The grate had shifted and as the employee stepped on it, it gave way, causing him to fall approximately 3 feet to the ground below. The grate landed on the employee and he was hospitalized for four transverse process fractures in the lower spine.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2023, a worker at C&S Enterprise, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet injuries.

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