Fractures

Name: Fractures at Texas Christian University
Start: 5/31/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018055327 · 5/31/2018 · Texas Christian University

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
Source: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Texas Christian University
Location: 2800 South University Dr., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76129
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a lift changing a lightbulb when the lift tipped over. The employee fell approximately 25 feet to the floor, breaking a rib and the L1 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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