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Gerardo Martinez

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gerardo Martinez in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Gerardo Martinez Report ID 2016042880
Address 312 Pearl Parkway City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78215
Event Date April 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Industry (NAICS) 238170 Inspection # 1138785
GPS Coordinates 29.44000, -98.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing down a fixed metal ladder when he lost his footing and/or grip and fell from a height of approximately 5 feet. He fractured his left leg bone beneath the knee.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2016, a worker at Gerardo Martinez in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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