Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Seville Farms, Inc., 745 CR 4322, NEW SUMMERFIELD, TEXAS 75780
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head, neck, and trunk.
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Final narrative
An employee was applying winter poly to the outside of a greenhouse. The employee fell 12 feet to the ground level below, suffering head, neck, chest, and back injuries.
HospitalizedHead, neck, and trunkAgricultural building, n.e.c.
An employee was being lifted by a forklift to place plastic sheets on a greenhouse. The forklift slipped, and the employee was caught between it and a piece of the greenhouse.
An employee was riding on the back of a trailer. He stepped down to get off. The trailer tire was still moving at the time and rolled over his lower leg.
The employee was on top of a rail car to level the grain that was deposited into the car when they fell 13-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a satellite dish on a roof when they fell approximately 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures.
An employee was setting a 5-foot pry bar into a precast concrete slab and stood on the end of the pry bar to move the slab into place. The pry bar slipped out causing the employee to fall backward 15.5 feet to the dirt ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
An employee was on a step ladder to measure and mark a crane rail for modification. The employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
An employee was on a trailer securing a load of logs when they fell approximately 9-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained brain hemorrhaging and lacerations to the thigh and above the eye. The employee was hospitalized.
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