SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—
Tradesmen International
Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tradesmen International, 515 Willow Street, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78202 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was working on an HVAC system on the roof. The employee bent over to drink water, lost footing on lose rocks on the roof and fell onto a skylight. The skylight broke and the employee fell approximately 20 feet onto a stairway landing. The employee suffered a broken left wrist, left side rib, tailbone and left hip.
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