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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2018043679 · 4/17/2018 · Texas Window Cleaning Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Herniated discs

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
Texas Window Cleaning Company
Location
17200 St. Lukes Way, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, 77384
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder to move from one roof level to another when the bottom of the ladder slipped out, causing him to fall from about the halfway point of the ladder to the lower roof level. He landed on his back and ruptured a disk.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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