Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CHIEF FIRE SYSTEMS, 32628 Decker Prairie Rd, MAGNOLIA, TEXAS 77355
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was attempting to tighten bolts on a sprinkler system used for fire suppression when a gasket ruptured, causing water under pressure to flow out and strike him. He then fell 16.5 feet from his ladder to the concrete floor below. He suffered facial scrapes, an orbital bone fracture above the left eye, a left shoulder fracture, a left rib fracture, a sacrum bone fracture on the left side, a collapsed lung on the left side, and a loss of consciousness.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, unspecified
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