Fall on same level unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Petmate, 3201 North Houston School Road, LANCASTER, TEXAS 75134
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Scalp.
Final narrative
An employee was setting up his workstation in the warehouse when he fell to the floor and struck his head. The employee was sustained a laceration to the back of his head, requiring five staples and he was hospitalized.
An employee was using a knife to separate plastic parts, holding the knife in his left hand. The knife sprung up toward his face and cut his right cheek, below the safety glasses he was wearing. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations to his right cheek and right eye; the laceration to his right eye required surgery.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in reverse while carrying a load. The employee was caught between the forklift and the racking system, suffering a broken rib.
The office had just closed, and an employee was finishing at her desk. A vendor arrived to perform their services. The employee unlocked the door for the vendor and proceeded to walk backward away from the door while talking to the vendor. She fell backward and landed on her hip. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
An employee was coming from the parking lot at the start of his shift. He fell while walking in the crosswalk and sustained pain and numbness in his right leg. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee fell to an office floor, landing on her right side and suffering a broken hip, a broken right arm, and a concussion. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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