Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at OnSite Commercial Construction, 200 HWY 287, ELECTRA, TEXAS 76360
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking alongside the flatbed of an 18-wheel delivery truck to unstrap the straps and offload pre-engineered metal building parts. The employee lost balance and while trying to catch himself, his left leg got caught in a strap causing him to lose balance and jump from the trailer bed to the ground. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
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