OSHA Injury Report: Houston HVC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

I was trying to take the top box down with a pick stick from a stack of three boxes. The box in the middle part : [REDACTED] started sliding down. To prevent the box from falling on me I put my right hand up to stop it from falling on me but it fell. When I put my right hand up to stop it the box bent my wrist and landed on the top of my stomach. [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

What happened

EE states she was trying to take the top box down off of a stack of three boxes with a pick stick. As she did this the middle box part : [REDACTED] started falling off the stack and EE put her right hand up to try to stop it. EE states that the weight of the box part : [REDACTED] caused her right hand to bend back causing pain in her right wrist. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] EE did not report incident to her supervisor until her shift was over. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

Injury or illness

Sprain and strain of wrist-Wrist-Right

Object or substance involved

part : HC3Z17906JA weight: 24 lbs

Summary line

Sprain and strain of wrist-Wrist-Right

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.