Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Belfor Property Restoration, 8802 Fallbrook Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77064
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving a mainframe containing multiple drivers off a pallet. When the employee moved the mainframe off the pallet, it tilted. The employee tried to stop the mainframe from falling but it fell and hit the employee's right leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedComputers and peripheral equipment, n.e.c.
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