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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020087317 · 8/4/2020 · Republic National Distributing Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name
Republic National Distributing Company
Location
8045 Northcourt Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
NAICS
424820
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was picking cases in a four-deep pallet location with two pallets left in it. As the employee was taking two cases off one of the pallets, their weight pulled the employee off the second level of the modular line. The employee landed on the floor and suffered a broken right wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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