Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221361785

PHILLIPS WELDING SUPPLY INC

Event
Broken, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Flatbed Trailer, Fracture, Lung, Puncture, Rib, Semi Tractor Trailer, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck
NAICS
423510
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345353932
Employer profile
PHILLIPS WELDING SUPPLY INC
Summary number
221361785
Report ID
0636900

Event description

Employee falls from trailer and fractures ribs and punctures

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on May 25, 2021, the employee was on top of a 46-foot trailer loaded with beams and purlins, ensuring that straps were not twisted or laid against sharp edges. While performing this task, the employee stepped and fell from the trailer. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was treated for broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 71 M

    Event type
    5

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