Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Fedex Freight
Start: 8/4/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087233 · 8/4/2016 · Fedex Freight

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Fedex Freight
Location: 6905 East Orem Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77075
NAICS: 484122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder inside of a trailer, attempting to correct the tension on the door. When he released the tension, the door knocked him off the ladder. He suffered fractured ribs and air outside of his lung.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown