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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025021450 · 2/13/2025 · Chase Farms

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source
Dimensional lumber
Secondary source
Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations

Employer

Name
Chase Farms
Location
681 Island Rd., FABENS, TEXAS, 79838
NAICS
111335
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in the pecan orchard. He went to cross a cement irrigation ditch via a wooden plank that was extended across the ditch. The wooden plank snapped in two, and the employee fell approximately 2 feet, 8 inches into the irrigation ditch. The employee was hospitalized with two fractures to his lower left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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