Lexicon, Inc.
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Concussions — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Lexicon, Inc. | Report ID | 2023043322 |
| Address | 8900 Fourche Dam Pike | City, State ZIP | LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206 |
| Event Date | April 14, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Concussions | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system | Source of Injury | Girders, beams, structural steel |
| Secondary Source | Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.71000, -92.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were erecting structural steel. The injured employee was sitting on a 12" wide horizontal member and lining up an I-beam brace as it was suspended by an overhead crane. He leaned left to push the end of the brace. The end of the suspended brace swung away from him, causing him to lose balance and fall 8 feet. His personal fall arrest system arrested his fall, but he swung into a piece of duct work during the fall that resulted in a concussion.
Incident Summary
On April 14, 2023, a worker at Lexicon, Inc. in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with girders, beams, structural steel 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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