AUSTIN, TEXAS—
Altman Specialty Plants Inc.
Ran off driving surface, nonroadway · Skull fracture and intracranial injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Altman Specialty Plants Inc., 1101 Dalton Lane, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78742 on — Skull fracture and intracranial injury, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
After performing her duties, an employee was parking the tractor at the dock. The tractor went off the dock and the employee was hospitalized with a fractured skull and a subdural hematoma.
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An employee was removing plant flats from a pulley conveyor and was adjusting plants on the conveyor. The employee put their left hand under a flat to fix it, and their glove got caught on a pulley, resulting in amputation of the left little finger.
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