Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Koy Concrete Management, 4218 I-10 South, COLUMBUS, TEXAS 78934
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s) and back.
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Final narrative
An employee was installing a water calibration meter on top of the concrete plant and fell 12 feet from a concrete conveyor to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right shoulder and a fractured back.
HospitalizedShoulder(s) and backConveyors-powered, unspecified
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