ChasCo Interiors Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — PLANO, Texas
| Employer | ChasCo Interiors Inc. |
| Address | 8560 Bellview Drive |
| City, State ZIP | PLANO, Texas 75024 |
| Report ID | 20231211685 |
| Event Date | December 27, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Structures and surfaces, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 |
| Inspection # | 1721131 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.09000, -96.80000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was on the second floor of a building kneeling over a void space. As they fired a powder actuator to shoot a rivet into a metal track, they lost balance and fell through the space, resulting in fractures to the ribs and left collar bone as well as brain hemorrhaging. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
Incident Summary
On December 27, 2023, a worker at ChasCo Interiors Inc. in PLANO, Texas suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with structures and surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 415 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified injuries.
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