Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Avis/Budget Car Rental, 800 Airport Way, ANGLETON, TEXAS 77516
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee's leg fell asleep while riding in a passenger van. When he stood up, he fell down and broke his right fibula.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
An employee was cleaning the trunk of a vehicle to prepare it for another customer. A vehicle was entering the cleaning area and struck them from behind. The employee was hospitalized with crush injuries.
A driver was walking on the property when he fell on a patch of uneven pavement and hit his head. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to the head and a broken elbow.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.