Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JBT Aerotech Airport Services, 2800 North Terminal Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
on — Fractures, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a potable water cabinet on a jet bridge from an A-frame ladder when the jet bridge moved and knocked the employee approximately 8 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left heel.
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