Advantek Waste Management Services, LLC

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — KENEDY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advantek Waste Management Services, LLC in KENEDY, TEXAS
Employer Advantek Waste Management Services, LLC Report ID 2015086206
Address 540 FM 2985 City, State ZIP KENEDY, TEXAS 78119
Event Date August 27, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.80000, -97.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately 10 feet while setting straps on a storage tank and landed on his feet. He suffered injuries to both feet and a broken right ankle.

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2015, a worker at Advantek Waste Management Services, LLC in KENEDY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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