Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Emser Tile, LLC, 600 Spring Hill Dr., SPRING, TEXAS 77386
on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
An employee was transferring small boxes that were inside a large wooden crate that was stationed on a shelving unit about 18 feet up. The employee was using a mobile platform ladder to reach the boxes. A coworker was operating a forklift and had raised a pallet to where the employee was working. As the employee was transferring the small boxes onto the pallet, the wooden crate became dislodged from its current position on the shelving unit. When the employee attempted to straighten the wood crate, he lost his balance and fell, first hitting the pallet that was raised and then the ground below. He suffered a compression fracture and lacerations to his head, requiring hospitalization.
On May 19, 2021, an employee was throwing away a display into the top of the dumpster when he slipped and fell off of the dock ledge to the ground about 3.5 to 4 feet below. He suffered a fractured femur and was hospitalized.
An employee was transitioning from a ladder onto a roof when the ladder slipped and they fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their pelvis and heel.
An employee was climbing a ladder to bring material onto a roof. The ladder slid and the employee fell 16 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken knee.
An employee was performing an inspection of a bridge crane while working from a 19-foot scissor lift. The employee was going to use a pendant to move the crane to access a different portion of the crane for visual inspection. The scissor lift guard rails were below the girder of the crane to avoid contact. The tow arm for the crane collectors contacted the guardrail of the scissor lift and caused it to tip over. The employee stayed inside the scissor lift basket as he fell to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the right arm and hip.
An employee was on a forklift that was elevated approximately 20 feet and was auditing inventory. The forklift malfunctioned and the employee fell down to the surface below, causing them to sustain multiple fractures.
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