Southern Heat Exchanger (SHECO)
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — HOUSTON, Texas
| Employer | Southern Heat Exchanger (SHECO) |
| Address | 4206 Fidelity Street |
| City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, Texas 77029 |
| Report ID | 2025032229 |
| Event Date | March 8, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified |
| Body Part | Head unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Scaffolds, staging unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424690 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.76168, -95.25582 |
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Incident Narrative
On March 8, 2025, three employees were inserting U-tubes into a bundle. The task required them to alternate between standing on the floor and standing on a platform (about 36 inches off the ground) to push the tubes in; one employee would hold and push the back side of the tube, another would guide and push the right side of the tube, and the third employee would guide and push the left side of the tube. At about 7:50 p.m., they were having difficulty pushing the left side of the tube in and decided to remove the tube so that it could be reinserted. As the injured employee was pulling out the left side of the tube, it struck his face and caused him to fall backward off the platform to the concrete floor. He struck his head on the concrete floor and suffered a head injury.
Incident Summary
On March 8, 2025, a worker at Southern Heat Exchanger (SHECO) in HOUSTON, Texas suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the head unspecified. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet, with scaffolds, staging unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 33 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet injuries.
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