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Pesado Construction Company

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pesado Construction Company in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Pesado Construction Company Report ID 2015118818
Address 17702 NW MILITARY HWY City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78257
Event Date November 21, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.65000, -98.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell into the trench while trying to cross over it and suffered a moderate to severe spinal injury.

Incident Summary

On November 21, 2015, a worker at Pesado Construction Company in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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