Lexicon, Inc

Trip over an object without fall — Fractures and dislocations — PORTLAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lexicon, Inc in PORTLAND, TEXAS
Employer Lexicon, Inc Report ID 2016021653
Address 2800 Kay Bailey Hutchinson Pkwy City, State ZIP PORTLAND, TEXAS 78374
Event Date February 23, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Trip over an object without fall Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary Source Hoses
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1128859
GPS Coordinates 27.89000, -97.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was returning to her work area carrying a case of water bottles on her right shoulder. She was walking down a catwalk and came to a 4-step elevation change. As she walked down the steps, her left foot became entangled in some air hose, causing her to lose her balance. As she stepped down with her right foot to regain her balance, she stepped on more air hose, which caused her ankle to roll. When she brought her left foot back up, all of her weight went onto her right ankle. She dislocated her ankle and fractured her tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2016, a worker at Lexicon, Inc in PORTLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures and dislocations to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as trip over an object without fall, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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