Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Maguire Iron Inc, 710 N. Kennedy Ave, ELLINWOOD, KANSAS 67526
on , Fractures, affecting the trunk and hip joint(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance work on the inside of a water tower. While climbing out of the tank using a rope ladder, he lost his footing and fell approximately 20 feet to the bottom of the tank. The employee was hospitalized with a contusion to the back of his head and a fracture to his hip/pelvic area. The employee was wearing fall protection equipment but it was not connected to an anchoring point at the time of the fall.
HospitalizedTrunk and hip joint(s)Portable ladders and stairs n.e.c.