TPG Pressure, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - PALATKA, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at TPG Pressure, Inc. in PALATKA, Florida
Employer TPG Pressure, Inc.
Address 245 Comfort Rd.
City, State ZIP PALATKA, Florida 32177
Report ID 2023054228
Event Date May 11, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 332996
GPS Coordinates 29.69036, -81.65862

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on top of a pipe, cutting out a section when the pipe buckled, causing the employee to fall 5 feet. The employee sustained a humerus fracture.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2023, a worker at TPG Pressure, Inc. in PALATKA, Florida suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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