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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181011049 · 10/26/2018 · DPT Laboratories, LTD.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
DPT Laboratories, LTD.
Location
DPT Laboratories, Brooks City Base, R&D Building, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78235
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a portable ladder to change ceiling tiles. While descending the ladder after changing a tile, the employee lost balance and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the back of the head, several fractured ribs, and a contusion to the right hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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