Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A T & T, 27502 Chris Ridge Ct., SPRING, TEXAS 77386
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was working at a customer's residence, installing fiber optic service. He began to feel cramping in his stomach and right arm and back area. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related dehydration.
A technician was ascending an extension ladder that was placed on a strand behind a residence. The ladder began to slide on the strand and the technician fell approximately 4 feet. The technician landed on their feet on sloped ground and sustained broken bones in both ankles.
An employee slipped and fell down 13 steps while walking down stairs carrying tools and bags. The employee suffered a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
An employee placed a ladder on communication strands and began to climb it. The strand broke, causing him to fall and break three vertebrae in his back. He was hospitalized.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 517310)
A technician was ascending an extension ladder that was placed on a strand behind a residence. The ladder began to slide on the strand and the technician fell approximately 4 feet. The technician landed on their feet on sloped ground and sustained broken bones in both ankles.
An employee was working in a customer's attic above the second story. The employee fell two stories through the ceiling and landed on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a shoulder injury.
An employee was starting up a grinder pulverizer when he noticed that water was leaking from the pulverizer. As he tried to wipe away the water, his fingers became trapped by one of the pulverizer fins. He suffered a hand injury and was hospitalized. The pulverizer was running at the time of the incident.
On 1/20/2017, an employee was climbing a ladder to disconnect a service line when the cable he hooked the ladder on snapped, causing him to fall and break six ribs.
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.