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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025043511 · 4/15/2025 · Marlin Construction

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back multiple regions
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Roof surface
Secondary source
Insulation fiberglass

Employer

Name
Marlin Construction
Location
2707-2725 Chimney Rock Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77056
NAICS
238160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing roofing activities on a commercial roof. As the employee walked to the ladder to exit the roof for lunch, they stepped on a piece of insulation that hung over the roof and fell approximately 17 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a wedge compression fracture to the L2 and T12 vertebrae and traumatic rupture of a lumbar intervertebral disc.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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