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Whitetail Construction Inc

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Whitetail Construction Inc in TAYLOR, TEXAS
Employer Whitetail Construction Inc Report ID 2023087776
Address 1530 FM 973 City, State ZIP TAYLOR, TEXAS 76574
Event Date August 23, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.54000, -97.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a scaffold using a 5-gallon bucket to transfer grout from a mud tub. The employee tripped and fell 20 feet off the scaffold through a gap between the outrigger and the working plank. They sustained a fractured right ankle.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2023, a worker at Whitetail Construction Inc in TAYLOR, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified 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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