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Lasco Acoustics & Drywall Inc

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — GARLAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lasco Acoustics & Drywall Inc in GARLAND, TEXAS
Employer Lasco Acoustics & Drywall Inc Report ID 2022087037
Address 5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 800 City, State ZIP GARLAND, TEXAS 75042
Event Date August 9, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Screws
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.96000, -96.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on stilts, reworking a ceiling grid. He slipped on a screw and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left knee.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2022, a worker at Lasco Acoustics & Drywall Inc in GARLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. 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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