Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HomePro, 15306 Westburn Loch, HUMBLE, TEXAS 77396
on — Fractures, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
An employee was installing low data wiring on the second floor inside a new home under construction when they fell from the second floor to the concrete first floor below, resulting in broken heels on both feet.
The employee was on top of a rail car to level the grain that was deposited into the car when they fell 13-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a satellite dish on a roof when they fell approximately 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures.
An employee was setting a 5-foot pry bar into a precast concrete slab and stood on the end of the pry bar to move the slab into place. The pry bar slipped out causing the employee to fall backward 15.5 feet to the dirt ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
An employee was on a step ladder to measure and mark a crane rail for modification. The employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
An employee was on a trailer securing a load of logs when they fell approximately 9-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained brain hemorrhaging and lacerations to the thigh and above the eye. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was reaching for a product on a shelf. The employee's step stool moved out from under him, and he fell to the floor about 3 feet below. He suffered a broken left wrist.
An employee was on a ladder in a customer's home trying to bring down a TV from a ceiling mount. On the way down with the TV, he lost balance and the ladder fell out from under him and he landed on top of it. The employee sustained an injured rib and a punctured lung.
An AT&T employee was on a ladder leaning against a house. He lost his balance and fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee was working from a ladder when it slid out from under him. He fell to the ground and suffered broken teeth and a fractures to the jaw, forearm, and thumb.
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.