Lewis Food Town, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - SPRING, Texas
| Employer | Lewis Food Town, Inc. |
| Address | 16844 Stuebner Airline |
| City, State ZIP | SPRING, Texas 77379 |
| Report ID | 2016021839 |
| Event Date | February 29, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Desks |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.02000, -95.52000 |
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Incident Narrative
The employee was standing on a desk to measure the plastic cover on an overhead fluorescent light fixture. He stepped on the corner of the desk and the leg of the desk penetrated the 5/8" plywood flooring. The employee fell three feet and fractured the right leg.
Incident Summary
On February 29, 2016, a worker at Lewis Food Town, Inc. in SPRING, Texas suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with desks 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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