Fall to lower level caught self or curtailed · Dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McLane North Texas, 130 N. Oakridge Dr 100, HUDSON OAKS, TEXAS 76087
on — Dislocations, affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing down a ladder to exit the freezer compartment of a trailer when the ladder moved, and when he grabbed the handle on the trailer to catch himself he dislocated his shoulder.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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