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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015010505 · 1/15/2015 · Overhead Door Company of Austin

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Ladders, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name
Overhead Door Company of Austin
Location
3600 Silver Dollar Circle, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78744
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee using a 10-foot A-frame ladder was knocked over when another employee opened a manual overhead door they were working on. The employee fell off the ladder and sustained multiple bone fractures on both forearms and wrists.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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