OSHA Injury Report: Occidental (VCM) Deer Park TX

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was standing using his foot to stabilize the mudsill and jack.

What happened

Five Turner scaffold crew members were permitted to build an 80 x 2 x 18 scaffold inside furnace 4 of the 200 unit. As the team completed the first bay of the scaffold they proceeded to start erection on the second level. After installing two 8ft runners on the second level continued with the framing stabilizing the mudsill and jack the affected employee along with another crew member attempted to stab a 10ft scaffold leg. The scaffold leg came in contact with the furnace wall causing a piece of refractory brick estimated to weigh 25lb to fall approximately 56ft striking the affected employee on his back.

Injury or illness

Strike on the rightside of his midback.

Object or substance involved

Refractory brick

Summary line

Employee received contusions to lower back when a brick fell from above and contacted his back.

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.