Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Boring Company, 130 Walker-Watson Rd, BASTROP, TEXAS 78602
on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet) excluding toes.
Final narrative
An employee was utilizing a 10-foot fiberglass ladder to install an antenna on the side of a one-story residential home. The height of the mounted antenna from the ground was approximately 12 feet. While completing the installation of the antenna the employee lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete below, resulting in two fractured heels.
Hospitalized Foot (feet) excluding toes Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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