OSHA Injury Report: Empire Southwest LLC Tucson South

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Was working with another tech at the start of the job and the tech had to leave. Should have stopped and reevaluated the scope of work.

What happened

Incident occurred while attempting to connect track together on a [REDACTED] dozer. Client had disassembled track in the middle of roller frame instead of on the rear idler. While lining up zipper link I did not have enough leverage on the line-up bar I was using to align track zipper link as it was higher than me. There was oil on the ground where work was being performed. I wiped boots in dirt and climbed onto track to get more leverage. When bracing my feet to pull on line-up bar my boot slipped and when I tried to correct my footing my other boot hit a grouser and I completely lost my balance. I started falling backwards and turned myself around while falling off of the tracks. I fell approximately 4 feet down and caught my fall with my hands. Most of my weight ended up on my left hand and there was a cracking sound from my elbow. I stood up and gathered myself and contacted my lead. My lead then got me in-touch with triage. Another tech that was onsite earlier returned to escort m

Injury or illness

Nature of Injury: Fracture |Type: |Body Part: Left Arm

Object or substance involved

Machinery Equipment

Summary line

Fell off machine.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.