Populus Careers
Collapse, engulfment building or structure — Fractures — KYLE, TEXAS
| Employer | Populus Careers | Report ID | 2024054243 |
| Address | 19200 Marketplace Avenue Building 3 | City, State ZIP | KYLE, TEXAS 78640 |
| Event Date | May 14, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip joint(s) |
| Event Type | Collapse, engulfment building or structure | Source of Injury | Doors rail mounted and garage |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561311 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.02000, -97.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Three employees were manually opening a loading dock door from inside a warehouse. The electrical/mechanical controls of the door were not functional, and the three employees were pushing up the bottom-most segment of the door. The weight of the rest of the door caused the pushed section to pop out of the track rails, and all the other above segments collapsed on top of the three employees. The injured employee suffered a fractured hip and a strained and bruised neck, resulting in hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On May 14, 2024, a worker at Populus Careers in KYLE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hip joint(s). The incident was classified as collapse, engulfment building or structure, with doors rail mounted and garage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 18 severe injury reports involving "Collapse, engulfment building or structure" incidents in our database. Browse all Collapse, engulfment building or structure injuries.
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