Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Uni-form Components Company, 10703 Sheldon Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77044
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a steel plate from a truck when the plate struck a steel half cylinder, causing the cylinder to fall and strike the employee's lower left leg. The employee suffered a broken left tibia and fibula.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
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