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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024087601 · 8/19/2024 · Beacon Building Products

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple lower extremities locations unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Beacon Building Products
Location
5624 American Legion Road, TYLER, TEXAS, 75708
NAICS
423330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in the yard and stepped onto bundles of shingles on a pallet to count inventory. The employee then stepped down from the bundles to the pallet approximately 16 inches. The employee's ankle/foot rolled, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula as well as a torn ligament.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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