Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amarillo Gear Company LLC., 2401 W Sundown Ln, AMARILLO, TEXAS 79118
on — Fractures, affecting the jaw, chin.
Final narrative
An employee was getting ready to lift a piece of steel bar stock. The employee had applied a lifting device and was moving away from the center of the piece; the employee tripped and hit the end of the piece, suffering a broken jaw and a chin laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was using a magnet to flip a gear when the magnet disengaged from the part and fell on the employee's hand causing three broken fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
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An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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