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Cow Town Material

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Fractures — MESQUITE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cow Town Material in MESQUITE, TEXAS
Employer Cow Town Material Report ID 20171110771
Address 480 Gross Rd City, State ZIP MESQUITE, TEXAS 75149
Event Date November 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet Source of Injury Existing floor opening
Industry (NAICS) 423320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -96.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was offloading material when his leg fell through a floor opening. He fractured his back.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2017, a worker at Cow Town Material in MESQUITE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet injuries.

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