Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CTX Home Improvement, 201 Live Oak St., MARLIN, TEXAS 76661
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was assisting with assembly of a two-level scaffold. The scaffold fell, causing the employee to fall 8 feet from the second level to the concrete surface below. The employee sustained fractures to the face, jaw, and both wrists.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
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