Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Meadows Foundation, 3003 Swiss Avenue, DALLAS, TEXAS 75204
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was installing a splitter on a TV cable while on an A-frame ladder when he fell, resulting in a head injury that required hospitalization.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw for the fabrication of a drawer and sustained an amputation of the tip of the left thumb without bone loss.
An employee was unloading wood piling from a light-duty trailer. The piling rolled off the side of the trailer and pinned the employee against the ground. The employee sustained a fractured tibia that required surgery.
An employee was pushing a rolling gate door open when he suffered a back injury: nine compression-fractured vertebrae and one compound-fractured vertebra with internal bleeding.
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.