United Airlines
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | United Airlines | Report ID | 2019077199 |
| Address | 3500 Terminal Rd. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032 |
| Event Date | July 16, 2019 | 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 | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Secondary Source | Liquids, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 481111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.98000, -95.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a semi-trailer truck. As he was repositioning a pallet, he stepped on some moisture that had accumulated and fell 4-5 feet onto the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left leg.
Incident Summary
On July 16, 2019, a worker at United Airlines in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. 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 3,310 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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