Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UTLX Manufacturing LLC, 16923 Old Beaumont Hwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77049
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was installing a brake part on a refurbished rail car. The employee fell from a 4-foot ladder to the cement floor, suffering head injuries and losing consciousness. He was hospitalized.
An employee was painting a tank car when his left hand came in contact with the spray from the paint sprayer, puncturing his left index finger. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee fell from a ladder while climbing down, landing on the ground 6-7 feet below. He suffered a broken right ankle and a fractured left humerus.
An employee was assembling truck wheels for tank cars. When he cut the banding straps from side frame parts, the side frames fell on and struck his leg below the knee, fracturing his shin. He was hospitalized.
An employee was climbing a ladder to attach a metal jacket around a railroad car when the securement chain on the ladder came loose. The ladder became unstable and slid, causing the employee to fall and dislocate the left ankle. The employee required surgery.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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