Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coburn Supply Company, Inc., 940 Visador Road, JASPER, TEXAS 75951
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a manlift to pull products from a shelf. He fell from the manlift to the cement floor about 9 feet below, suffering fractures to the pelvis and shoulder.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Manlifts
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