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VACA Underground Utilities, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VACA Underground Utilities, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer VACA Underground Utilities, Inc. Report ID 20171110974
Address 2500 Commerce Street City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77003
Event Date November 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.75000, -95.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was looking for a leak in a water main. He was walking on the pipe when he slipped and bumped his head on a trench box. His back also hit the pipe. He suffered head and back injuries, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2017, a worker at VACA Underground Utilities, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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