Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KIEWIT OFFSHORE SERVICES LTD, 2440 KIEWIT ROAD, INGLESIDE, TEXAS 78362
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee in a manlift basket had just finished a painting job. He was wearing a harness and coming down with the manlift when he fell from the basket and struck it, breaking his pelvis.
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