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Fractures and dislocations

1 hospitalization · 2016021653 · 2/23/2016 · Lexicon, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Trip over an object without fall
Source
Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
Lexicon, Inc
Location
2800 Kay Bailey Hutchinson Pkwy, PORTLAND, TEXAS, 78374
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was returning to her work area carrying a case of water bottles on her right shoulder. She was walking down a catwalk and came to a 4-step elevation change. As she walked down the steps, her left foot became entangled in some air hose, causing her to lose her balance. As she stepped down with her right foot to regain her balance, she stepped on more air hose, which caused her ankle to roll. When she brought her left foot back up, all of her weight went onto her right ankle. She dislocated her ankle and fractured her tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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