Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at D H San Antonio Management LLC, 16641 La Cantera Parkway, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78256
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a golf cart when it flipped it over. He broke his left arm and scraped his knee.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedGolf cart, personnel transport cart
An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.
An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.
An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.
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