Ingestion of harmful substance · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tuesday Morning, Inc. , 4404 S. Beltwood Parkway, FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS 75234
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee drank from a bottle that contained a diluted cleaning chemical (degreaser). The employee became ill and was hospitalized for treatment.
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift when it hit a piece of angle iron and jolted. The employee fell off the forklift and suffered lacerations to the head and arm.
On January 6, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m., an employee was inspecting storage units when he slipped and fell while walking on a slightly inclined grassy area. He broke his left ankle and the bone above it, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was removing parts from a fixture and shelving and fell from a four-foot ladder resulting in a right femur fracture and a fractured left wrist.
While waiting to assist with delivering a transformer from a flatbed truck, an employee went to get a drink of water. He returned to the work area and set his water bottle down. He later went to take a drink and picked up a different bottle that contained denatured alcohol. The employee was hospitalized due to poisoning.
An employee was carrying a bottle of door seal solution containing sodium silicate. The employee bumped their arm, causing them to ingest the solution. The employee suffered from wheezing, nausea, and breathing difficulties.
An employee was siphoning degreaser from a 55-gallon drum. Some of the caustic solution entered his mouth and throat, causing burns. He was hospitalized.
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