Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Holt Texas, LTD., FM 959, CARTHAGE, TEXAS 75633
on — Fractures , affecting the Wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a 6-foot ladder that was leaned against a gas compression engine. The ladder feet slipped on the working surface, causing the ladder to become unstable. The employee fell off the ladder and suffered bilateral wrist fractures.
Hospitalized Wrist(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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