Goodwill Contract Services, Inc.
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS
| Employer | Goodwill Contract Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2018088326 |
| Address | 125 E Kathey Rd | City, State ZIP | HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS 76548 |
| Event Date | August 14, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple back regions |
| Event Type | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Source of Injury | Gates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 813211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.08000, -97.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing a rolling gate door open when he suffered a back injury: nine compression-fractured vertebrae and one compound-fractured vertebra with internal bleeding.
Incident Summary
On August 14, 2018, a worker at Goodwill Contract Services, Inc. in HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple back regions. The incident was classified as overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode, with gates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 146 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode injuries.
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