HARRIS ACOUSTICS
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — ABILENE, TEXAS
| Employer | HARRIS ACOUSTICS | Report ID | 2015107470 |
| Address | 6550 Directors Parkway | City, State ZIP | ABILENE, TEXAS 79606 |
| Event Date | October 7, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-self-supporting staging |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238310 | Inspection # | 1097217 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.36000, -99.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting up the site to begin work on a scaffold. When the employee got on the scaffold, the scaffold began to roll. It hit a hole in the floor and fell over. The employee also fell and the scaffold landed on top of him breaking the left leg.
Incident Summary
On October 7, 2015, a worker at HARRIS ACOUSTICS in ABILENE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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