ERVIN CABLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified - Fractures - SAN ANTONIO, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at ERVIN CABLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC. in SAN ANTONIO, Texas
Employer ERVIN CABLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC.
Address 8514 Bracken Creek Dr
City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, Texas 78230
Report ID 2017010656
Event Date January 20, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237130
GPS Coordinates 29.61000, -98.32000

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Incident Narrative

The employee was walking on two stacked railroad ties to take a picture of aerial construction. The railroad ties shifted causing the employee to fall. A railroad tie rolled into his right leg and fractured it in three places.

Incident Summary

On January 20, 2017, a worker at ERVIN CABLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC. in SAN ANTONIO, Texas suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified, with structures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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