Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sysco Foods, 5000 Westheimer, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
While loading an electric pallet jack onto the back of a trailer, an employee slipped and fell approximately 4 feet off the lift gate and onto the parking lot asphalt, fracturing a bone in the elbow area.
HospitalizedElbow(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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