Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, 17000 IH 10 West, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78257
on — Fractures , affecting the Upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was throwing trash into a 2-yard trash container. The employee tripped on a trailer hitch attached to the container and was hospitalized with a closed fracture to their right humerus.
Hospitalized Upper arm(s) Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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