SEALY, TEXAS—
Texas Disposal Systems
Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Texas Disposal Systems, 12001 Mlcak Rd, SEALY, TEXAS 77474 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was delivering a forklift when part of it broke off at the weld and the forklift fell 3 feet. The employee then hit his head on the bar support for the roll-over protection and suffered a laceration that required hospitalization.
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