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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054390 · 5/15/2017 · Houston Methodist St. John Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Cabinets, cases-display, storage

Employer

Name
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital
Location
18300 St. John Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77058
NAICS
621112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was securing a cabinet to the wall. He had one foot on a ladder and the other on a shelf so he could reach the top of the new cabinet. The shelf anchor failed, causing the cabinet and employee to fall approximately 42 inches. He suffered contusions to the right flank, a right rib fracture, and hip pain and needed right arm stitches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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