Dale Meyer Trucking Company

Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - ODESSA, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Dale Meyer Trucking Company in ODESSA, Texas
Employer Dale Meyer Trucking Company
Address 2400 West Hillmont Rd
City, State ZIP ODESSA, Texas 79764
Report ID 2017066064
Event Date June 30, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112
Inspection # 1246324
GPS Coordinates 31.92550, -102.42166

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Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling pipes by hand on top of the first layer of pipes in the pipe rack, when he lost balance and his right foot was caught between the pipes from the first layer. As he tried to stop an incoming rolling pipe with his left foot, he fell on top of the pipes and fractured his left ankle and a little bone in the leg. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2017, a worker at Dale Meyer Trucking Company in ODESSA, Texas suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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