OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221405277
ENERFAB POWER & INDUSTRIAL, INC.
MOUNDSVILLE, WV·
Event description
Employee Incurs Internal Injuries And Fractures In Fall
Investigation abstract
At 10:25 a.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee was removing a catalyst basket at a fossil fuel power generation facility during installation and rehabilitation of decking. The employee and two coworkers had lifted the basket and were pushing it along tracks. While the two coworkers were pulling on the catalyst basket, the employee stepped behind the basket being moved. The employee fell through an uncovered floor opening, striking and landing on a metal damper 41 feet below. The employee incurred a fractured pelvis and internal organ damage in the fall and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 643
- Fall distance
- 41
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