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Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages

1 hospitalization · 2017065887 · 6/27/2017 · Spring Branch Glass Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
Spring Branch Glass Service, Inc.
Location
13831 Northwest Frwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
NAICS
238150
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee went to the passenger side of a truck and leaned the double-step fabric glass ladder against it. As he climbed the ladder, he fell backward and hit the curb. He suffered a bruised right shoulder, knot on the head, bruising and bleeding around the brain, a broken big toe, and a possible spine fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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