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Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — GIDDINGS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Altman Specialty Plants, Inc. in GIDDINGS, TEXAS
Employer Altman Specialty Plants, Inc. Report ID 2024098869
Address 1180 Private Road 29 City, State ZIP GIDDINGS, TEXAS 78942
Event Date September 23, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Rib(s), oblique area
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Roof surface
Secondary Source Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.24000, -96.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing plastic sheeting while standing on the beam of a greenhouse roof when they fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a rib fracture and left wrist injury.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2024, a worker at Altman Specialty Plants, Inc. in GIDDINGS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the rib(s), oblique area. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with roof surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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