Sears Home Services
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — RICHMOND, TEXAS
| Employer | Sears Home Services | Report ID | 2016109568 |
| Address | Cowboy way & Settegast Ranch Road | City, State ZIP | RICHMOND, TEXAS 77406 |
| Event Date | October 10, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.63000, -95.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee parked outside on the side of the street. When he opened his van's back door, a box fell out of the van and went into the ditch. As he attempted to get the box, he fell several feet into the ditch and broke his left tibia in his lower left leg.
Incident Summary
On October 10, 2016, a worker at Sears Home Services in RICHMOND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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