Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pappas Restaurants, Inc., 7050 FM 1960, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77069
on — Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was using an 8-foot step ladder to access boxes stored on an upper shelf when the employee fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering a lumbar spine injury.
An employee was changing a filter at a hood above a prep cook surface. The filter dropped behind the equipment and damaged a gas line. Gas leaked and ignited. The employee sustained burns to the face, neck, and arm.
An employee was cleaning out a tortilla machine when the employee's finger was caught and amputated between the conveyor belt and the machine's roller. The belt and rollers were not guarded at the time.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee pulled out a bucket of hot oil from under the fryer. The employee then stood on the table to clean the back wall. He stepped down into the bucket of hot oil, resulting in third-degree burns to his left leg.
An employee was walking through the retail store when they tripped over a display rack and fell. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their left shoulder, left elbow, and left wrist.
An employee was on a roof servicing a refrigeration system. They were using a ladder to get off the roof when they fell, resulting in a shattered left heel that required hospitalization and surgery.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.