CARROLLTON, TEXAS—
Dallas Flat Glass Distributors, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Dallas Flat Glass Distributors, Inc., 1304 Champion Cir, CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was trying to open a glass crate. The weight of the glass gave in and fell on top of him, fracturing his right leg.
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