Fractures

Name: Fractures at Quality Carriers
Start: 6/21/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065686 · 6/21/2017 · Quality Carriers

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Trailers
Secondary source: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Quality Carriers
Location: 1926 Rankin Road #110, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77073
NAICS: 484230
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The washout cap located on the top of the trailer was loose. The employee got on top of the trailer to tighten it. Pressure had built up on the washout cap and it popped causing the employee to lose balance and fall off the top of the trailer resulting in two broken legs.

Source

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