Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Marquis Construction Services, LLC, 602 Copper Road, FREEPORT, TEXAS 77541
on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were dismantling tube and coupler scaffolding when it collapsed and the employees fell approximately 26 feet to the ground. One employee sustained a fractured left fibula and a fractured right wrist. The second employee fractured both feet. Both employees were hospitalized.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
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