Sprains

Name: Sprains at Southern Select
Start: 4/3/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020043057 · 4/3/2020 · Southern Select

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and back
Nature of injury: Sprains

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Southern Select
Location: 301 Michigan St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77001
NAICS: 333112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was about 10 feet off the ground in a bucket truck's bucket, trimming a pecan tree. The bucket was snagged by a branch and the tension pushed it. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a sprained back and shoulder. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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