Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ancortex, Inc., 2695 Villa Creek Drive, suite B108, DALLAS, TEXAS 75234
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was standing about 15 feet away from a concrete truck. As the truck moved up a ramp to dump its load of concrete, one of its tires threw a rock that struck and fractured the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedRocks, crushed stone
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