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Patco Electrical Services, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CUSHING, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Patco Electrical Services, Inc. in CUSHING, OKLAHOMA
Employer Patco Electrical Services, Inc. Report ID 2015096978
Address 2609 N. Little Ave. City, State ZIP CUSHING, OKLAHOMA 74023
Event Date September 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.00000, -96.76000

Incident Narrative

A Journeyman electrician was making an electrical connection on top of an above ground storage tank and fell twelve feet to the ground below injuring his back.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2015, a worker at Patco Electrical Services, Inc. in CUSHING, OKLAHOMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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