Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Abrasions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lopez Masonry, 950 W Main Street, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS 76065
on — Abrasions , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
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Final narrative
At about 12:05 p.m. on April 8, 2025, while performing material handling tasks on jack-up scaffolding, an employee of Lopez Masonry was walking along the scaffold's inner-face walk board when the walk board became dislodged from its holding flange. The employee fell to the ground and suffered abrasions to the right arm and the left side of the chest. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Self-supporting scaffolds or staging
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