GIDDINGS, TEXAS—
Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Altman Specialty Plants, Inc., 1180 Private Road 29, GIDDINGS, TEXAS 78942 on — Fractures , affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
An employee was replacing plastic sheeting while standing on the beam of a greenhouse roof when they fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a rib fracture and left wrist injury.
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An employee was carrying signs to the front of a nursery when they tripped on a curb and fell, resulting in a twisted left ankle and fractured right shoulder.
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Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
An employee was removing plant flats from a pulley conveyor and was adjusting plants on the conveyor. The employee put their left hand under a flat to fix it, and their glove got caught on a pulley, resulting in amputation of the left little finger.
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An employee fell from the forks of a forklift as it was moving and his right leg was run over by the forklift's rear tire. The employee suffered a dislocated knee and a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
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Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
An employee had been trimming plants at a nursery and experienced chest pains. The employee was hospitalized with severe dehydration.
TROUP, TEXAS—
Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
An employee pulled on a conveyor belt to adjust it, and his left little finger was caught between the belt and a roller. The fingertip was amputated.
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