Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hill Country Dairies, Inc., 912 Kramer Lane, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78758
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was on top of a ladder, switching out a light fixture, when an electrical shock caused them to fall. The employee landed on the concrete ground and suffered fractures to the left wrist and pelvis.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Ladders, unspecified
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An employee was walking between two production lines when he tripped and fell over a pallet that had some equipment on it. The employee fell on his right side, resulting in a fractured hip and a possible thumb injury.
An employee was using a stand-up forklift to load a small box truck. As he was putting down a pallet to push it onto a truck, the weight caused the truck to move forward. This pulled the forklift forward and it dropped between the truck and the loading dock, causing partial amputations to their left little and ring fingers.
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