West Texas Gas
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — COLEMAN, TEXAS
| Employer | West Texas Gas | Report ID | 2024054278 |
| Address | 10548 Hwy 206 North | City, State ZIP | COLEMAN, TEXAS 76834 |
| Event Date | May 15, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Other semi, tractor-trailer |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424710 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.85000, -99.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was fueling a bobtail semi-truck and missed a step while descending the ladder on the back of the truck. He fell 5.5 feet backward to the cement ground. The employee sustained fractures to his right ribs and his sacrum, as well as a collapsed lung.
Incident Summary
On May 15, 2024, a worker at West Texas Gas in COLEMAN, TEXAS suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with other semi, tractor-trailer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 557 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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