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Matrix Service, Inc.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — LA PORTE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Matrix Service, Inc. in LA PORTE, TEXAS
Employer Matrix Service, Inc. Report ID 2024087380
Address 1200 N Broadway St. City, State ZIP LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571
Event Date August 12, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and soft tissue injuries Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet Source of Injury Variable restraint containers n.e.c.
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.68000, -95.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting on a stack of crane mats approximately 4 feet high when the mats fell over. As the employee attempted to get away from the falling mats, one of the mats struck their right ankle, fracturing and dislocating it. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2024, a worker at Matrix Service, Inc. in LA PORTE, TEXAS suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with variable restraint containers n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 50 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.

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