Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gay & Son Masonry, LP, 1525 E South 11th Street, ABILENE, TEXAS 79602
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
On May 17, 2023, an employee was carrying two bottles of water up a scaffolding ladder when he slipped and fell approximately 12 feet to the dirt ground. The employee suffered a back injury that required surgery.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedScaffolds-staging, unspecified
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