KYLE, TEXAS—
Hornback Construction Co.
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hornback Construction Co., 200 Goforth Road, Bldg 4, KYLE, TEXAS 78640 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head and trunk.
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Final narrative
Two workers were passing windows from an elevated trash box on a forklift to a balcony and fell approximately 3 stories, suffering back and head injuries.
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