Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP, 9500 I-10 East, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77521
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking on the north side of the H-602 hot oil heater unit when he tripped over a scaffold pole and landed on both elbows. The employee was admitted to the hospital with two fractured elbows. The right elbow fracture required surgery.
HospitalizedElbow(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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