Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Effects of heat unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at 84 Lumber Company, 11203 Galveston Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034
on — Effects of heat unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift in the yard and manually handling loads in the warehouse. The employee felt ill afterward and was hospitalized with a heat-related illness.
An employee was pulling the bands from lumber when he lost balance and fell to the ground, landing on his right hip. He was hospitalized with a fractured right fibula.
An employee was clearing a block of wood behind a saw when he contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained a finger amputation and lacerations to their hand and fingers.
An employee was about to begin repairs to the belt and pulley system of a table saw motor when the machine started and amputated two fingers on their right hand.
A stack of about 20 pieces of plywood fell on an employee's left leg, scraping the entire and landing on the left ankle. Both bones in the employee's lower leg were broken.
On October 7, 2025, employee was installing mulch with a landscape crew. At around 2:15 PM, the employee took a break and started to feel cramping/pain. The employee was taken to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis due to heat exhaustion.
A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was walking down the off ramp from a box truck, carrying a door for delivery. A strong wind caught the door, causing the employee to lose balance and fall about 2 to 3 feet to the ground. He landed on his back and suffered a broken vertebra.
An employee was delivering lumber to a customer's job site. He was using a truck-mounted forklift to transport the material to the staging area. The surface of the path of travel changed from asphalt to soil and rock with a slight downward grade. When the forklift moved onto the softer surface, it sank into the ground and its center of gravity shifted forward, causing it to tip over. The employee's right arm sustained a closed, supracondylar humerus fracture.
An employee was helping two forklift operators move and inventory flat sheet metal that was staged on racks. The metal fell off one side and struck the employee's arms and abdomen. The employee sustained a laceration above the left eye, a left forearm injury, and a ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.