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Merit Electric Company, LTD

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Merit Electric Company, LTD in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Merit Electric Company, LTD Report ID 2016031933
Address 1001McKinney Street City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
Event Date March 3, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238390 Inspection # 1135460
GPS Coordinates 29.75000, -95.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee went to check wires on a pull box using a ladder. The employee contacted live wires, was shocked, and fell approximately 4 feet off the ladder. He landed on his back and hit his head on the ground, suffering bleeding on his brain.

Incident Summary

On March 3, 2016, a worker at Merit Electric Company, LTD in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. 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.

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