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Hawk Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — CROWLEY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hawk Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning, Inc. in CROWLEY, TEXAS
Employer Hawk Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning, Inc. Report ID 2017065416
Address 1005 W. Main St. City, State ZIP CROWLEY, TEXAS 76036
Event Date June 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.57000, -97.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting PVC pipe together while on a ladder while a coworker held the bottom of the ladder. The coworker let go of the ladder and stepped around the corner to check if the placement of the PVC was correct. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to a cement pad below, breaking a bone above the ankle.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2017, a worker at Hawk Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning, Inc. in CROWLEY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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