Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Florida Concrete Services, 7601 Preston Road, PLANO, TEXAS 75024
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the wrist(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning at a job site. After moving plywood that was covering a hole, the employee fell through the floor, resulting in an injury to the right wrist and side.
An employee's hand slipped while cutting 2x4s with a table saw. The sleeve of the employee's jacket was caught by the blade and their hand was pulled into the blade resulting in amputation of two fingers.
An employee was carrying a metal pole to install filler between tables. He was walking by a table truss when he bumped the truss, which was being supported by a cross brace. The truss then fell over and landed on the employee's lower back and leg, pinning him down. He suffered a dislocated left hip and broken left femur.
An employee was power washing a metal tank from an elevated platform. They fell through a gap between the platform and the tank. The employee landed on the ground and sustained fractures to their ankles and feet.
An employee was installing a metal roof when he stepped on a skylight. The employee fell through the skylight to the ground, resulting in head and shoulder fractures.
An employee was replacing an HVAC unit in a residential home. While he was in the attic space above the garage, the wood he was walking on broke, causing the employee to fall through the sheetrock to the concrete floor below. The employee bumped his head and sustained a shoulder injury as well as a broken ankle.
An employee was putting a tarp on a water tank while standing on a trailer. She lost her footing and fell through the trailer bed, striking the corner of the trailer bed. The employee sustained internal bleeding.
An employee was repairing a sub-floor in a residential house that had water and fire damage. The employee fell through the sub-floor and landed in the basement, resulting in spinal fractures that required hospitalization.
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