United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — EL CAMPO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc. in EL CAMPO, TEXAS
Employer United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc. Report ID 20171111169
Address 911 S. Wharton St. City, State ZIP EL CAMPO, TEXAS 77437
Event Date November 21, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 493130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.18000, -96.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking across the parking lot to the main office building when she bent over to pick up a piece of trash, lost her balance, and fell. She broke her hip and required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 21, 2017, a worker at United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc. in EL CAMPO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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