Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BrandSafway Solutions, LLC, 8500 West Bay Road, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77523
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was building a scaffold frame for use as a temporary structure. While attaching a truss frame, he lost balance and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.
HospitalizedBrainScaffolds-staging, unspecified
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