Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at 84 Lumber Company, 7150 Business Park St 120, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
A stack of about 20 pieces of plywood fell on an employee's left leg, scraping the entire and landing on the left ankle. Both bones in the employee's lower leg were broken.
An employee was operating a forklift in the yard and manually handling loads in the warehouse. The employee felt ill afterward and was hospitalized with a heat-related illness.
An employee was pulling the bands from lumber when he lost balance and fell to the ground, landing on his right hip. He was hospitalized with a fractured right fibula.
An employee was clearing a block of wood behind a saw when he contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained a finger amputation and lacerations to their hand and fingers.
An employee was about to begin repairs to the belt and pulley system of a table saw motor when the machine started and amputated two fingers on their right hand.
An employee was unloading 30-foot 2-inch barrels from a pan holding about 20 barrels. The barrels tipped over, striking and breaking both of the employee's lower legs.
An employee was in a sandblasting area, preparing the surface of a plate heat exchanger frame for painting. The frame fell on the employee, who suffered fractures to vertebrae, the neck, pelvis, and rib cage; and punctured lungs.
The injured employee was walking through the warehouse. Another associate was driving a forklift with a pallet of large format tile (slabs) when the slabs began to tip. The injured employee ran over to stop the slabs from falling, but the slabs fell on his lower left leg/foot. The employee sustained fractures in his lower leg and foot. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was doing a cutback on a piece of lumber using a chop saw. The saw hit a knot, the piece of lumber buckled, then kicked back and broke the kickback guard. The board was then pulled back into the blade, which lacerated the employee's left index and middle fingers.
On October 16, 2025, an employee was entering a parking lot after completing their work shift when they were struck by a vehicle being operated by a customer. The employee fell backward from the impact and the back of their head struck the asphalt. The employee was hospitalized due to brain bleed and a skull fracture.
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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.