Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Skull fracture and intracranial injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Centimark Corporation, 1435 Isomedix Place, EL PASO, TEXAS 79936
on — Skull fracture and intracranial injury, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee fell through a roof while installing decking and was hospitalized for a fractured skull and pelvis, a brain bleed and a laceration to the right elbow.
An employee had just inspected a roof to find a leak. The employee fell from an upper roof to a lower one about 8 feet below and sustained fractures to their sternum and ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was in transit to take a picture of a scaffold tag when he was struck by a wood plank that came from an upper level. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration and fractures to their cheek, top palette, and orbital bone.
During roof repair, an employee was moving on the roof to establish a new tie-off point when they stepped on a roof panel that gave way and fell to a lower level. The employee sustained broken ribs.
An employee was setting up a ladder to access a roof. While tying off the ladder, the employee fell approximately 18 feet. The employee sustained injuries to his pelvis and right shoulder and required surgery.
An employee was pulling a four-wheeled cart out of a truck. The cart's wheels got caught on a ramp running from the loading dock to the truck; the cart flipped over and the employee fell backward, landing on the floor and suffering hip socket fractures.
An employee was power washing a metal tank from an elevated platform. They fell through a gap between the platform and the tank. The employee landed on the ground and sustained fractures to their ankles and feet.
An employee was installing a metal roof when he stepped on a skylight. The employee fell through the skylight to the ground, resulting in head and shoulder fractures.
An employee was replacing an HVAC unit in a residential home. While he was in the attic space above the garage, the wood he was walking on broke, causing the employee to fall through the sheetrock to the concrete floor below. The employee bumped his head and sustained a shoulder injury as well as a broken ankle.
An employee was putting a tarp on a water tank while standing on a trailer. She lost her footing and fell through the trailer bed, striking the corner of the trailer bed. The employee sustained internal bleeding.
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