BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS·
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Space Exploration Technologies Corp., 1 Rocket Road, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS 78521 on , Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. employee was setting up equipment for a welding operation, working from a ladder leaning against a domed vehicle structure. The ladder became unstable at the base, causing the employee to fall about 6 feet and strike their head on the metal leg of a work platform. The employee suffered a concussion and a subdural hematoma and was hospitalized.
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