Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TTI, Inc., 2441 Northeast Pkwy, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76106
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking down an exterior concrete stairway. She lost her footing, fell to the concrete, and suffered a compound fracture to the right ankle. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
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