Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ATT, 5111 Northwest Highway, DALLAS, TEXAS 75220
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a 24-foot ladder to install an area line. The employee was attacked by bees and fell to the ground, which resulted in a broken left ankle and a compound fracture.
An employee was climbing a pole. The employee fell off the pole, landing on the ground and suffering a broken leg. The incident occurred during a training activity.
An employee was working at a residential home. While ascending a ladder outside, the employee fell around 9 feet to the ground, requiring hospitalization for a possible rib injury and a collapsed lung.
An employee was working on a generator with a grinder, cutting off the end of the exhaust pipe, when the grinder flew back and hit the right side of his face. He sustained a cut.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
On June 16, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., an employee was ascending an 8-foot A-frame ladder to look inside an attic opening of a customer's garage. The employee was three rungs from the top when he fell 5 feet to the ground, resulting in a displaced fracture of his femur in the back of his knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was about to install a cable at a residential site. While setting up a ladder, he stepped back on an uneven street surface and hyperextended his knee. He dislocated his knee and tore his patellar tendon.
An employee was descending a ladder when it shifted, slid, and twisted. The employee fell about 12 feet to the ground and broke his left hip. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
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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.
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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.