Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rolling Frito-Lay Sales, 10020 Cypress Creek Pkwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77070
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was on a 6-foot A-frame ladder while repairing the passenger-side marker light on a route truck. The employee lost their balance and fell to the ground below, sustaining fractures to their left wrist and L1 vertebra.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Step ladders
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