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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 142634.015 - Employee Fractures Back In Fall From Elevated Walkway

**Accident: 142634.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/08/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1571892.015	01/10/2022		Precision Drilling Company, L.P.

At 11:00 a.m. on January 8, 2022, an employee was kicking ice off of an elevated walkway when his body weight and the force of stomping caused a severely corrod ed metal hinge to break. The walkway gave way and the employee fell approximatel y 21 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured back , ankle, and wrist.

Keywords: ankle, back, blunt force, blunt force trauma, collapse, fall, fall from elevation, fracture, slippery surface, spine, walk platform, wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1571892.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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