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Intracranial injuries, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2020076185 · 7/2/2020 · Vortex Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Garage doors

Employer

Name
Vortex Industries
Location
15121 Gulf Fwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77034
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a garage door from an A-frame ladder when a motion detector sensor was engaged, causing the door to start to come down. The door struck the employee's head, causing him to fall off the ladder and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injury to his head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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