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General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc.

Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — GARLAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc. in GARLAND, TEXAS
Employer General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc. Report ID 2023109682
Address 1200 North Glenbrook Drive City, State ZIP GARLAND, TEXAS 75040
Event Date October 19, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 332993 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.92000, -96.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing an insert in the tool head of a CNC machine. The employee had stepped up approximately 28 inches onto the door track of the machine. When the employee went to step back down to the floor, they lost balance and fell backward onto a rack of metal parts. The employee sustained a compression fracture to the spine.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2023, a worker at General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc. in GARLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c., with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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