W&W AFCO Steel
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - SAN ANGELO, Texas
| Employer | W&W AFCO Steel |
| Address | 614 Art Street |
| City, State ZIP | SAN ANGELO, Texas 76903 |
| Report ID | 2025099145 |
| Event Date | September 12, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Hip joint(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping |
| Secondary Source | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.48000, -100.46000 |
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Incident Narrative
On September 12, 2025, an employee was standing on top of a float trailer boom, approximately 5 feet off the ground, working to strap down some material on a pallet with 5/16" booming chains. He was using a cheater bar as leverage to push down on the boomer that he had slid into the boomer handle. Once the chains had engaged and the load was secured, he went to pull the cheater bar out of the handle but it was stuck. When it became unstuck, he lost his balance and fell from the trailer to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the head of his left femur and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On September 12, 2025, a worker at W&W AFCO Steel in SAN ANGELO, Texas suffered fractures to the hip joint(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 699 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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