Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Yeadon Fabric Domes, LLC, Houston Methodist Training Facility, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77054
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
Employees were using a pulley rig system to install fiberglass insulation in an air fabric dome. An employee was standing on the plywood of the rig when screws fastened to it gave out, causing the employee to suffer a broken left arm, a fractured skull, and a facial laceration. Another employee suffered lacerations to the right forearm when the plywood shot up and struck them.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Nonclassifiable
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