Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Deloitte University, 1 Deloitte Way, WESTLAKE, TEXAS 76262
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder putting tape on a wall for a painting when he fell, breaking his tibia and fibula.
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.
An employee was issuing tactical vehicle system (TVS) kits from a 40-foot shipping container. The employee was facing the container as they were sliding a kit weighing 44 kg to the front opening of the container. The employee lost their grip and began to fall backward when their right foot was caught under the kit, resulting in a right tibia and fibula fracture.
An employee was leaving her workstation to take a break. She tripped over a box and fell, striking her head on the floor. The employee sustained head trauma and a laceration on face from her glasses.
An employee was participating in a role-playing activity that required them to wear handcuffs and escape a vehicle. The employee fell out of the vehicle and struck his head on the ground, resulting in a concussion.
An employee finished up on a rig cap on a new roof he helped install. He unhooked from the crane lift and reached over to hook his D-ring to the beam when he slipped and fell approximately 12 feet to the ground below. He dislocated his shoulder, fractured a rib, and suffered facial abrasions.
An employee was returning to the work area when a truck driver lost control, drove through the parking lot, and struck the building where the employee works. The employee was pinned under the truck and building debris.
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.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
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.