Vital Steel Erectors, Inc.
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Vital Steel Erectors, Inc. | Report ID | 2024065257 |
| Address | 2802 Holmes Rd | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77051 |
| Event Date | June 13, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Body Part | Head and extremities |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet | Source of Injury | Source, secondary source unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Fall protection equipment | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 | Inspection # | 1756274 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.67000, -95.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing decking and fell 35 feet onto a concrete surface and sustained injuries to their head, nose, and left arm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. The employee was wearing a harness, but their lanyard was not attached to the anchor point at the time.
Incident Summary
On June 13, 2024, a worker at Vital Steel Erectors, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the head and extremities. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with source, secondary source unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 27 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet injuries.
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