Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SoLo Interiors & Painting LLC, 2105 Waterview Pkwy, RICHARDSON, TEXAS 75080
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on top of a mobile scaffold and sanding the ceiling using an electric sander connected to a vacuum unit via a hose. The employee tripped on the vacuum hose and struck the scaffold structure, causing the scaffold to tip over. The employee fell approximately 10 feet to the floor, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Self-supporting scaffolds or staging
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