Cosentino North America
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - DEL VALLE, Texas
| Employer | Cosentino North America |
| Address | 7600 Elroy Road |
| City, State ZIP | DEL VALLE, Texas 78617 |
| Report ID | 2015020523 |
| Event Date | February 18, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Secondary Source | Clamps, couplings |
| Industry (NAICS) | 444190 |
| Inspection # | 1061212 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.15000, -97.63000 |
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Incident Narrative
Employee delivering slabs of solid surface material was standing on a truck flat bed while employees of the receiving company unloaded a slab. The Abaco clamp holding the material gave way, releasing the load and knocked the injured employee from the truck bed. The slab broke into pieces and a section fell, striking the injured employee below the knees on both legs breaking them. The injuries required hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On February 18, 2015, a worker at Cosentino North America in DEL VALLE, Texas suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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