Mountain Star Constructors
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Fractures and dislocations - EL PASO, Texas
| Employer | Mountain Star Constructors |
| Address | 2801 N. Zaragoza Rd., Apt. Building #5 |
| City, State ZIP | EL PASO, Texas 79938 |
| Report ID | 2023043663 |
| Event Date | April 24, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and dislocations |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| Source of Injury | Porches, balconies, decks, patios |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238320 |
| Inspection # | 1665580 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.80924, -106.21710 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was retrieving paint from a trash box that had been raised with a forklift to a second story balcony. The employee fell from the second story, landing about 18 feet below and suffering a dislocated right shoulder and a broken right elbow.
Incident Summary
On April 24, 2023, a worker at Mountain Star Constructors in EL PASO, Texas suffered fractures and dislocations to the shoulder(s) and arm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with porches, balconies, decks, patios 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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| May 14, 2019 | CSC Construction | GRANT, Nebraska | Fractures and dislocations | Hosp. |
| Aug 25, 2015 | Adam's European Contracting Inc | LONG ISLAND CITY, New York | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Hosp. |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Elkhorn Construction, Inc. | COMMERCE CITY, Colorado | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Fusion Electric & Engineering LLC | BONITA SPRINGS, Florida | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Feb 19, 2018 | Miller & Miller, Inc. | HUNTSVILLE, Alabama | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Apr 16, 2015 | Design Landscaping Management, Inc. | OLDSMAR, Florida | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Jan 23, 2015 | Childers Trucking, Inc. | WATFORD CITY, North Dakota | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Frontier Oil Tools | HOUSTON, Texas | Fractures and burns | Hosp. |
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