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AT&T

Fall while sitting — Fractures — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AT&T in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer AT&T Report ID 2024064834
Address 9100 North Central Expressway, Suite 105 City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75231
Event Date June 2, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip joint(s)
Event Type Fall while sitting Source of Injury Chairs, single-person seating
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 517311 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.87000, -96.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting in a chair when their leg fell asleep. The employee began standing up and fell out of their chair to the ground, resulting in a broken left hip.

Incident Summary

On June 2, 2024, a worker at AT&T in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hip joint(s). The incident was classified as fall while sitting, with chairs, single-person seating identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 128 severe injury reports involving "Fall while sitting" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall while sitting injuries.

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