National Fuel Gas
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — WILLIAMSVILLE, New York
| Employer | National Fuel Gas |
| Address | 6363 Main Street |
| City, State ZIP | WILLIAMSVILLE, New York 14221 |
| Report ID | 2025032724 |
| Event Date | March 22, 2025 |
| 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 | Crawl spaces |
| Secondary Source | Movable floor coverings not attached |
| Industry (NAICS) | 486210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.96238, -78.74775 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was at a residential home to perform a gas houseline inspection after repairs. While using a flashlight to see, the employee walked into the laundry room and fell into a 2' x 2' access opening for a crawl space in the floor. A black rug was partially covering the opening. The employee fell approximately 40 inches into the crawl space. The employee sustained three fractured ribs on the left side, fluid on the left side of the lungs, and a bruised right knee.
Incident Summary
On March 22, 2025, a worker at National Fuel Gas in WILLIAMSVILLE, New York 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 crawl spaces identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 586 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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