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Prosperity Fire Protection

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Prosperity Fire Protection in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Prosperity Fire Protection Report ID 2023043596
Address W Enanon Ave City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76140
Event Date April 21, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 922160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.62000, -97.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee stepped off a lift to observe a pipe that was installed. As they walked onto the mesh part of the racks, they fell 16 feet through an area without mesh. The employee sustained a left arm fracture.

Incident Summary

On April 21, 2023, a worker at Prosperity Fire Protection in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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