Fall to lower level, unspecified · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at S & D Erectors, Inc., 4849 W Illinois Ave, DALLAS, TEXAS 75211
on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was bending rebar to allow placement of decking. He fell from the second-floor level and suffered injuries to the head, a left-hand finger, and a lower leg, as well as a rib fracture. His self-retracting fall protection lifeline was not connected at the time of the incident.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Nonclassifiable
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