Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC, CVS Pharmacy, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77003
on — Fractures, affecting the thoracic region.
Final narrative
An employee went to stack cases on a dolly. He proceeded to exit the truck walking backward. The truck's lift gate had not been lifted; the employee stepped off the back of the truck and fell to the ground and the stack of product fell on him. The employee sustained a fractured T-12 vertebra.
HospitalizedThoracic regionTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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