American Piping Inspection
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - ENCINAL, Texas
| Employer | American Piping Inspection |
| Address | Springer - Nextera Location |
| City, State ZIP | ENCINAL, Texas 78019 |
| Report ID | 2025010515 |
| Event Date | January 16, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Pickup truck |
| Secondary Source | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.04000, -99.35000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was retrieving processed radiography film from the darkroom on his radiography pickup truck when he fell off the tailgate of the truck to the ground. The employee sustained several fractures to the left forearm.
Incident Summary
On January 16, 2025, a worker at American Piping Inspection in ENCINAL, Texas suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pickup truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 660 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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