Fractures

Name: Fractures at MDM Polska
Start: 5/30/2023

2 hospitalizations · 2023054775 · 5/30/2023 · MDM Polska

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
Source: Grates and drains in floor surface
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: MDM Polska
Location: 1311 Tesla Rd., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78725
NAICS: 238290
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working on a guarded mezzanine platform manually moving equipment. One of the grating sections shifted and tilted, causing the two employees to fall 17 feet to the floor below, and the material they fell through to land on them. Both employees sustained multiple broken bones and lacerations to the back, hips, and legs.

Source

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