Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Strains
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Houston Production Service, Inc., 3030 North Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77009
on — Strains, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing down from a truss when he stepped down into an uncovered pit, catching himself but suffering an abdominal strain that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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