REPCON, INC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS

Employer	REPCON, INC	Report ID	2016010295
Address	2555 Savannah Ave	City, State ZIP	PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77640
Event Date	January 12, 2016	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Fractures	Body Part	Hip(s)
Event Type	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Source of Injury	Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS)	237990	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	29.88000, -93.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was coming down a ladder and slipped on the bottom rung. The employee fell to the concrete, fracturing a hip.

Incident Summary

On January 12, 2016, a worker at REPCON, INC in PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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