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Taco Palenque

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — LAREDO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Taco Palenque in LAREDO, TEXAS
Employer Taco Palenque Report ID 2015085905
Address 1908 Aduanales City, State ZIP LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
Event Date August 19, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Extension ladders
Industry (NAICS) 722211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.54000, -99.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a 20-foot extension ladder to adjust boxes he had flung to the top of the wall when the ladder slipped. Both the ladder and employee fell down. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured pelvis.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2015, a worker at Taco Palenque in LAREDO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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