Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Republic National Distributing Company, 8045 Northcourt Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77040
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was picking cases in a four-deep pallet location with two pallets left in it. As the employee was taking two cases off one of the pallets, their weight pulled the employee off the second level of the modular line. The employee landed on the floor and suffered a broken right wrist.
HospitalizedWrist(s)Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
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