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HE Wright and Company, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TEXARKANA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HE Wright and Company, Inc. in TEXARKANA, TEXAS
Employer HE Wright and Company, Inc. Report ID 2017021213
Address 714 Falvey Avenue City, State ZIP TEXARKANA, TEXAS 75501
Event Date February 7, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Roof surfaces other than roof edge
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.41000, -94.09000

Incident Narrative

While installing metal sheets on a roof, an employee fell through an old sheet of roofing material to the concrete below, suffering a left arm injury.

Incident Summary

On February 7, 2017, a worker at HE Wright and Company, Inc. in TEXARKANA, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with roof surfaces other than roof edge identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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