Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HEB, 1004 North Texas, WESLACO, TEXAS 78596
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was stabilizing a load on a pallet when the contents collapsed on him. He then fell out of an open dock door and landed on the receiving dock ramp. The employee sustained a head injury, two fractured ribs, and a fractured clavicle.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
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