Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Valley Prestress Products, Inc., 1520 Calhoun Road, EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS 77434
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on an air line when a coworker yanked on the line, causing the employee to fall and land on a stack of metal bars. The employee fractured some ribs and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloor, n.e.c.
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