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Century Fire Protection

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Century Fire Protection in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Century Fire Protection Report ID 20161110508
Address 5800 Mesa Dr. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77028
Event Date November 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.81000, -95.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a sprinkler pipe while standing on a trestle ladder. As he was tightening the sprinkler pipe with a pipe wrench, he lost his grip and fell from the ladder, injuring his head, back, and left shoulder. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2016, a worker at Century Fire Protection in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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