Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vallen, 15602 Jacinto Port Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77015
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a 150-200 lbs. wheeled fire extinguisher unit up a 6" lip when he lost his balance, slipped, and fell backwards down a nearby grading of stairs. The wheeled fire extinguisher unit fell with the employee and landed on his right hand. His right hand sustained multiple injuries including a broken index and middle finger.
An employee was rebuilding a water hydrant. The employee removed the head from the hydrant and then went to the truck to get a rebuild kit. The employee was returning to the hydrant when he was struck by hydrant parts. The employee sustained a 6 to 8-inch laceration to the forehead.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was mopping a floor when they stepped forward onto a section they just mopped and slipped, falling to the ground. The employee suffered a shattered kneecap.
An employee was walking through a swampy area carrying a machete. He tripped on a log, and the machete lacerated his right hand. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee had just delivered a package at a local FedEx office and was walking back to his vehicle in the parking lot. Another vehicle backed out of a parking spot and pinned the employee between their vehicle and another parked vehicle. The employee's lower right leg was crushed, and they were hospitalized.
An employee was conducting a routine equipment check when a flash fire occurred and the employee sustained first-degree burns to their face, second-degree burns to the right side of their lower back and third-degree burns to the entirety of both legs.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
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.