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GRANT SHEET METAL

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GRANT SHEET METAL in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer GRANT SHEET METAL Report ID 2015074379
Address 13450 Lookwood City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77044
Event Date July 7, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Strapping
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.88000, -95.18000

Incident Narrative

A truck driver was making a delivery at another company with a load of material on a flat bed truck. While waiting on a forklift, the truck driver began unloading the pallet by pulling on a strap. The strap broke or he lost his grip, which caused the employee to fall onto the ground landing on his right hip. The injured employee required surgery to repair the hip.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2015, a worker at GRANT SHEET METAL in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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