CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS—
Team Industrial Services, Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Fractures and burns
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a facility's piping and fitting systems when a 3/4-inch pipe broke. He fell approximately 4 feet and fractured one of his shoulders. The hot steam from that broken pipe caused first and second degree burns to the front and back side of his legs.
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