Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H&S Constructors, Inc., CR 3144, BEEVILLE, TEXAS 78102
on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was working 8 feet above the ground while installing sheet metal as a roof over a pathway. The employee secured one side of the sheet metal and stepped over it to secure the other side. He fell through the sheet metal, hitting the ground on his left side and arm. The employee fractured ribs and a clavicle.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Roofs unspecified
An employee was attempting to line up two I-beams measuring 7 to 8 feet to get them ready to be moved by a forklift. As he slid the top I-beam over the other, the back end of the I-beam slipped, causing the front of the beam to contact the employee's left ring finger and cut the fingertip, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was working under a truck. When he removed the drive shaft, the vehicle began to roll backwards. The truck's catalytic converter then struck his chest area, injuring his ribs and clavicle. He was hospitalized.
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An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
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