BEAUMONT, TEXAS—
DOJ,FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DOJ,FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, 5980 KNAUTH ROAD, BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77705 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee fell approximately 24 feet from a guard tower when a rope snapped during an obstacle exercise, breaking his femur and fracturing his pelvis.
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