Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sabre Industries, 8653 E. Hwy 67, ALVARADO, TEXAS 76009
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
While cleaning the plunge plate of a pole using a foot pedal, an employee's left foot fractured after getting caught between the pole and the ladder.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedUtility and telephone poles
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