Empire Steel Erectors, LP

Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet — Fractures — JARRELL, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Empire Steel Erectors, LP in JARRELL, TEXAS
Employer Empire Steel Erectors, LP Report ID 20231110513
Address 1100 F.M. 487 City, State ZIP JARRELL, TEXAS 76537
Event Date November 15, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet Source of Injury Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1711217
GPS Coordinates 30.81000, -97.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was laying down bridging (angle iron that is welded onto open web joists). He was moving backward toward the edge of a joist when his foot slipped. He lost balance and fell backward away from the structure and landed on the ground about 30 feet below. The employee sustained a broken right leg. The employee was wearing a harness but it was not connected at the time of the fall.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2023, a worker at Empire Steel Erectors, LP in JARRELL, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet, with structures and surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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