Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at AAFES Waco Distribution Center
Start: 7/30/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077715 · 7/30/2018 · AAFES Waco Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: AAFES Waco Distribution Center
Location: 1801 Exchange Parkway, WACO, TEXAS, 76712
NAICS: 493190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from an extension ladder, about 16 feet high, to check an air conditioning vent. The ladder slipped and he fell to the ground, breaking ribs and his right arm, suffering kidney and lung contusions, and striking his head.

Source

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